Mr. Muntari Ibrahim, a defeated parliamentary aspirant in the recently ended National Democratic Congress [NDC] primaries in the Central region’s Cape Coast North constituency, has warned the New Patriotic Party against using the Supreme Court and other means to fight the opposition National Democratic Congress.
In an interview with the press, he raised concern about how the NPP has twisted the country’s democracy in multiple instances, notably the case of Mr. James Gyakye Quayson.
He said that, in the case of Mr. James Gyakye Quayson, he strongly believes justice was not served. According to him, these injustices shall be a thing of the past under the new John Mahama government.
“The NPP want to intimidate us with the judiciary, but it cannot hold water. I entreat the voters at Assin North to reject any propaganda by the NPP and vote for Mr. Gyakye Quayson to continue the good jobs he has started”, he added.
Furthermore, he urged Ghanaians to vote massively for the NDC government to redeem the country from the current economic impasse.
James Gyakye Quayson’s Criminal case
The perjury and forgery trial against James Gyakye Quayson will be heard on a day-to-day basis beginning Tuesday, June 20, 2023, the High Court has ruled.
This comes after the court presided over by Justice Mary Maame Ekue Yanzuh, had turned down a prayer by Quayson’s lawyer, Justin Terriwajjah which sought to have the trial continued after the Assin North by-election slated for June 27, 2023.
Counsel argued that his client was embarking on national duty in a bid to represent the people of Assin North in parliament, hence the need to continue the trial after the by-election for Quayson to have a levelled playing field in the campaign.
However, the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, opposed the prayer stressing that nobody had given Quayson a national assignment.
He argued that considering the charges levelled against Quayson, he could be convicted and jailed if found guilty, hence the need to trial the case expeditiously to bring clarity on Quayson’s status.
He, therefore, prayed the court to hear the case on a day-to-day basis, beginning next week.
Mr Terriwajjah agreed to the trial being conducted on a day-to-day basis but prayed for that to be done only after the by-election.’
His prayer was dismissed subsequently by the court.
The Court has since fixed June 20, 21, and 23 for the trial to continue.
Quayson, who is facing charges of forgery and perjury in relation to certain alleged offences in the run-up to the 2020 Assin North parliamentary election, will have his lawyers continue the cross-examination of the first prosecution witness.
