Ernest Yaw Kumi: Supreme Court stays sentencing of Akwatia MP in contempt case

26Feb

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Ernest Yaw Kumi: Supreme Court stays sentencing of Akwatia MP in contempt case

Ernest Yaw Kumi: Supreme Court stays sentencing of Akwatia MP in contempt case The Supreme Court, by a 4-1 majority decision, has placed a stay of proceedings on the Koforidua High Court’s sentencing of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia, Ernest Yaw Kumi, following his conviction for contempt. This stay will remain in effect until a motion seeking to quash the ruling is determined. Justice Gabriel Pwamang was the sole dissenting judge, while Justices Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, Ernest Gaewu, Henry Anthony Kwofie, and Richard Adjei-Frimpong ruled in favour of the stay. Earlier, the Supreme Court had fixed March 12, 2025, to decide whether or not to hear the convicted MP’s motion seeking to set aside an injunction barring him from holding himself as an MP without first purg...

Supreme Court judgement affirms Agri-Cattle Lakeside Estate legal owner of Lakeside Lands

The Supreme Court has declared Agri-Cattle Lakeside Estate Ltd as the legal owner of a 2,911.53-acre parcel of land situated at Katamanso in the Greater Accra Region. In a unanimous decision, a five-member panel led by Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, the Chief Justice, the Court affirmed the Company’s ownership of the land covered by Land Title Certificate No. TD 0513. Other Justices on the panel were Justice Mariama Owusu, Justice Samuel Adibu Asiedu, Justice Yaw Darko Asare, and Justice Richard Adjei Frimpong. The judgement settled a protracted litigation involving the plaintiff, Tassah Tapha Tassah, who had claimed ownership of portions of the land based on a lease acquired in 2004 from the Kplen We Family of La. The dispute began in 2017 when the p...

Ghana’s Supreme Court clears path for anti-LGBT law amid human rights concerns

Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed legal challenges against a controversial anti-LGBT bill, clearing the way for President Nana Akufo-Addo to sign it into law. The legislation, among Africa’s strictest, criminalises promoting LGBT rights, despite warnings it could jeopardise billions in international financing. Issued File photo of people gathering outside the Ghana High Commission in London on March 6, 2024, to protest against Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill. © Adrian Dennis, AFP Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two separate cases challenging the legality of one of Africa's most restrictive pieces of anti-LGBT legislation, paving the way for the president to sign it into law. The West African nation's parliament una...