Anti-gay case: High Court adjourns to July 29
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This follows an order directed at one of the plaintiffs, Paul Boama-Sefa, to submit his written arguments within four weeks.
The Accra High Court has adjourned a case challenging the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, to July 29, 2024.
This follows an order directed at one of the plaintiffs, Paul Boama-Sefa, to submit his written arguments within four weeks.
In May last year, a farmer, Paul Boama-Sefa, sued the Speaker of Parliament and the Attorney General, seeking an order to restrain him from proceeding with the passage and processes relating to the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021.
He avers, per the suit, that the Speaker has failed to perform his lawful duty to ensure compliance with Section 100(1) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921).
He is thus seeking an order and a perpetual injunction directed at the Speaker and all assigns and agents to comply with the provisions of the law before further steps are taken on the bill.
Currently, the Speaker of Parliament, who is the defendant in the matter, has yet to respond to the suit.
Prior to today's court proceeding, the Judicial Service, in a statement, granted permission for the live telecast of all the cases pertaining to the anti-gay bill.
There are currently four cases on the matter, two of them before the Supreme Court and the other two also before the High Court.
The two cases at the Supreme Court, by journalist Richard Dela Sky and researcher Amanda Odoi, have also received live telecast approval from the Chief Justice.
At the High Court, the two suits are by Mr. Paul Boama-Sefa against the Speaker of Parliament and also Dr Prince Obiri-Korang against the Attorney General.
