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QUIT UTILIZING COURT CYCLES TO DISAPPOINT INDICTMENT OF DEFILEMENT CASES

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Quit utilizing court cycles to disappoint indictment of defilement cases - Supreme Court Judge

A Supreme Court Judge, Nene Amegatcher, has communicated worry over what he says is the pattern of legal counselors utilizing court cycles to disappoint the indictment of debasement related cases.

 

He saw that such attorneys intentionally bring up different criticisms and use requests the entire way to the Supreme Court.

 

"I don't think it is in that frame of mind of this nation if we have any desire to battle defilement and debasement related offenses.

 

"I see the pattern where legal counselors and gatherings misuse court cycles to baffle arraignment of debasement and defilement - related offenses," Justice Amegatcher said.

 

He offered these remarks when the Court was welcomed by attorneys of the pioneer behind old Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, to lead on two applications.

 

One was requesting that the Court permit the legal counselors to challenge a Court of Appeal choice that maintained a High Court administering.

 

This High Court administering conceded into proof four unsigned records of the third charged individual in the preliminary, Fitzgerald Odonkor; which the legal advisors said were harmful to the safeguard of his client.

 

The Court of Appeal decided that the High Court chose whatever is best in conceding the proof.

 

Legal advisors for Mr. Essien drove by Baffuor Gyawu Bonsu Ashia on Tuesday encouraged the Supreme Court to permit it challenge this choice.

 

They likewise believe that the court should stop the preliminary at the High Court.

 

The Supreme Court board managed by Justice Jones Dotse turned down these solicitations.

 

Other board individuals working on this issue included Justices Nene Amegatcher, Prof Ashie Kotey, Gertrude Torkonoo and Yonny Kulendi.

 

It was preceding these decisions that Justice Amegatcher communicated the worry about how such applications postpone indictment.

 

He called attention to that a few nations have passed regulations to forestall such applications during preliminaries.

 

Mr. Essien's preliminary, in the interim, resumes at the High Court on Thursday June 23.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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