Whether to put on hold or not: Court to rule on Quayson’s motion June 23
The court however ruled that Mr James Quasyon could absent himself on the adjourned date
The High Court has deferred ruling on a motion filed by Mr. James Gyakye Quayson against the court’s previous decision for hearings to be conducted daily from June 20.
Counsel for the accused had told the court that his client is currently embarking on a campaign in a bid to win the Assin North seat to represent them in parliament thus the need for the court to postpone sittings until after the by-election.
The court in its ruling did not accede to this request thus leading to this motion to vary the same.
Moving the motion today, lead counsel for Mr. Quayson insisted that by offering himself for election, his client was on a national assignment.
However, on the part of the AG, the grant of the motion would lead to discrimination in that all manner of persons including farmers and even public school teachers appear before the court on criminal charges and do not choose when to attend or not.
He, therefore, maintained that contesting an election was not a national assignment.
After the arguments, the presiding judge, Justice Mary Maame Ekue Yanzuh adjourned to June 23 for ruling.
Tsatsu Tsikata, counsel for the accused then prayed to the court for the presence of his client to be dispensed with on the set day for the ruling.
But this was opposed by the Attorney General who indicated that if the accused person absents himself, a bench warrant would be procured for his arrest.
The court however ruled that Mr James Quasyon could absent himself on the adjourned date.
