The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, and Richard Jakpa, the 3rd accused in the ongoing ambulance case. This 2:1 decision overturned the previous order from the trial court, which required Dr. Ato Forson and Jakpa to open their defence. They had been charged with allegedly causing […]
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Gyakye Quayson fails at Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by Member of Parliament of Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, seeking to have his trial put on hold. Quayson who is on trial over accusation of perjury and forgery wanted the Court of Appeal to halt his trial until the determination of his appeal challenging the trial […]
President Akufo-Addo swears in six new Justices of the Court of Appeal
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 7th August 2020, swore into office six (6) Justices of the Court of Appeal, at a ceremony at Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s presidency. The newly appointed Justices, comprising four men and two women, are Justice George Koomson, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, […]