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Supreme Court News
In a 35-page judgment in the opinion of Amegatcher(JSC), the apex court resolved the issues in the case under the broad headings of jurisdiction, qualification, allegiance, preliminary objections, and·consequential directions
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The court, presided over by Justice Mary Maame Ekue Yanzuh has thus fixed the 20th, 21st, and the 23rd of this month for the trial to continue
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Despite being offered a discontinuation of the case by the newly appointed Attorney General in 2022, Quayson chose to proceed with the trial.
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In its ruling on Tuesday, the court held that the arguments made by Mr. Quayson's side does not warrant a special circumstance for the application to be granted.
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The Minister was cited for contempt in July, by lawyers for Assin-North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, over comments he made in an interview regarding Mr. Quayuson's criminal case.
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According to the court document, Hon. K.T.Hammond, who is also an MP, is said to have said in a July 4 interview with a TV station that the accused in the case, is guilty and will be jailed.
Election Petition
According to Article 94 (2) (a) of the 1992 constitution of Ghana, “A person shall not be qualified to be a member of Parliament if he or she – (a) owes allegiance to a country other than Ghana.”
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Recent history has seen a former Member of Parliament jailed for a similar offence.
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During a press briefing today, Dr. Ayine explained that his decision aligns with Mr. Quayson’s legal strategy, as his lawyer, Tsatsu Tsikata, has indicated that they intend to contest the charges in court.
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Also, Mr. Tsikata indicated the fact that the issue pending is a relevant factor in respect of the recent application for a review and said that the decision of the ordinary bench was an error per the binding authorities of the court.
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The MP has been charged by the state on five counts of perjury and forgery of passport.
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According to him, the issue of whether or not the MP was qualified per article 94(2)(a) of the 1992 constitution to stand as MP is a question of law pending before the court of appeal.
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The MP per this application filed on June 29, had sought to overturn the May 17 judgment of the apex court which ordered Parliament to expunge his name from their records.
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This comes after the MP failed to make an appearance in court or join virtual proceedings despite the court's earlier warning of trying his case in absentia.
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On March 9, 2022, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed an application by the injuncted MP which sought to quash the decision of the Court of Appeal relative to the interpretation of Article 94(2)(a) of the 1992 Constitution.
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By a 5-2 ruling, the court said the application from Michael Ankomah Nimfah succeeds.
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Mr. Quayson was challenging the 23rd June ruling of the High Court to hear his criminal case on a daily basis.
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He particularly wanted the Court of Appeal to put his trial on hold, following a yet to be decided motion for the trial court to strike out some of the charges levelled against him.
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The Supreme Court panel presided over by Justice Jones Dotse noted that the MP’s application lacked merit and accordingly dismissed the same.
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Tsatsu Tsikata, counsel for the MP, told the court that his side had filed 2 two applications; one of which seeks to halt the proceedings and the other seeking a review of its ruling of March 8, 2022.
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