Omanhene of the Dormaa Traditional Area in the Bono Region, Oseadeoyo Agyeman Badu II, has entreated the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Attorney General, Godfred Dame to bring an end to the criminal trial of Assin North Member of Parliament-elect, James Gyakye Quayson.
In his speech at the John Evans Atta Mills 10th Anniversary Commemorative lecture held in Sunyani over the weekend, President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs called on the AG to file a nolle prosequi.
“As a matter of urgency, I am appealing to the president of the republic that if he has any role to play in that trial should be aborted. The Attorney General should as a matter of urgency file a nolle prosequi to end that particular decision…You I love you (Akufo-Addo), discontinue the case” he stated.
He argued that it would be unfair to the people of Assin North should they experience no development for several months over the criminal charges against their MP.
Oseadeoyo Agyeman Badu II noted that despite the residents being aware of the possibility of Mr Quayson being found guilty, they still voted for him.
According to him, government must listen to the needs of the people and provide them what they want.
“Honestly, I don’t see the benefits this prosecution will bring Ghanaians. If he is in court, he can’t fulfil his mandate so the president and the Attorney General should do something urgently to end this matter, so we move on as Ghanaians,” he added in the local parlance.
Mr Gyakye Quayson is facing allegations of forgery and perjury over his involvement in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Meanwhile, the High Court in Accra has adjourned to July 4 an application for a stay of proceedings of the criminal trial of the newly elected Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson.
The lawyers of Mr. Quayson argue that the application is to stay proceedings in the High Court so that the Court of Appeal can determine whether or not the High Court was right to rule that Gyakye Quayson’s criminal trial be heard on a daily basis.
The court presided by Justice Mary Yanzuh had earlier ruled that the perjury and forgery trial involving Mr Gyakye Quayson will proceed on a day-to-day basis, starting from Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
The trial Judge, Justice Mary Yanzuh said the adjournment is to enable the court to receive the full compliments of the application documents.