Supreme Court refuses Solomon Asamoah’s application to halt Skytrain trial

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the High Court to continue the Skytrain trial involving former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund Chief Executive Officer Solomon Asamoah.

This follows the dismissal of Mr Asamoah’s application for an interlocutory injunction seeking to stop the trial until the Supreme Court determines a separate certiorari application he has filed.

Justice Senyo Dzamefe, sitting as a single Justice of the Supreme Court, dismissed the application on Monday, August 31, 2026.

Mr Asamoah had gone to the Supreme Court after the High Court rejected his submission of no case at the close of the prosecution’s case.

He is seeking to have that ruling quashed through an application for certiorari.

Pending the determination of that application, he asked the Supreme Court to restrain the High Court from continuing with the trial.

The Supreme Court, however, held that the materials placed before it did not show a serious case requiring the grant of an injunction.

Justice Dzamefe found that the issues raised by Mr Asamoah were matters that could properly be pursued on appeal.

The court also held that the High Court judge did not act without jurisdiction or exceed jurisdiction when ruling on the submission of no case.

According to the court, Mr Asamoah also failed to establish that he would suffer irreparable harm if the trial was allowed to continue.

The ruling means the High Court does not have to wait for the substantive certiorari application before proceeding with the case.

The High Court has already fixed September 23, 2026, as the final extended deadline for the accused persons to file their defence, should they decide to do so.

Meanwhile, the second accused person, former GIIF Board Chairman Professor Christopher Ameyaw Ekumfi, has filed a fresh application for stay of proceedings.

That application is expected to be heard by the Court of Appeal on September 1.

Mr Asamoah and Prof. Ameyaw Ekumfi are standing trial over allegations that $2 million was paid toward the Skytrain project without approval from the GIIF Board.

Mr Asamoah is the former Chief Executive Officer of GIIF, while Prof. Ameyaw Ekumfi is a former Board Chairman of the Fund.