The Supreme Court yesterday granted the application filed by businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome to temporarily stop the much anticipated oral examination by Martin Amidu, a former Attorney General and Minister for Justice.
The court, presided over by Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, said the application was granted in the substantial interest of justice.
This, the judge stated, would not occasion any injustice against the trial in view of the fact that the motion was due to be moved on December 6.
This would pave the way for two judges to take a second look at the ruling which cleared Mr. Amidu to grill Mr. Woyome.
Arguments
Ken Anku disclosed that his client had filed a supplementary affidavit on November 28, 2016.
Mr. Amidu, who raised preliminary objection, said he was again short-served with the affidavit and that Mr. Anku also did not seek leave from the court before filing the supplementary affidavit.
He stated that Mr. Anku ought to have explained to the court for serving him late.
According to Mr. Amidu, aka “Citizen Vigilante” Woyome’s lawyer had not told the court the basis for the supplementary affidavit.
Mr. Anku, who described the complaints of Mr. Amidu as a “protest,” said the supplementary affidavit would help to stay the proceedings.
Anku Dazed
Justice Anin-Yeboah told Mr. Anku to show the court the law which allows him to file a supplementary affidavit in a pending case without seeking leave from the court.
The judge said Woyome’s lawyer was making his own rules and imposing same on the court, insisting that the lawyer must show him the law under Rule 20 of the Courts Act.
Mr. Anku subsequently asked the judge if he had a “problem” with the premise he was laying for his case.
The judge, who was visibly miffed, retorted: “come and look at it, I don’t look for cases, this was given to me by the CJ.”
Justice Anin-Yeboah said: “I don’t have any interest, be fair to me, is it because I am handling this case that you can pounce on me and use those words on me.”
The judge further stated: “Let’s be very professional, what interest do I have?”
Mr. Anku, however, apologized and sought leave from the court to admit the supplementary affidavit which the judge in a ruling accepted as part of the documents in the case.
Mr. Amidu did not oppose the admission of the supplementary affidavit, saying that it was entirely the decision of the court.
Grounds
Woyome’s lawyer, in moving the motion, contended that the application was for the court to either reverse, discharge or vary the ruling dated November 16 this year.
He said the NDC financier was dissatisfied with the position of the court in the said ruling, insisting that a temporary halt would not occasion any injustice.
Mr. Anku contended that the request by his client was also his constitutional right.
In the view of the lawyer, if the court denied his client the stay of proceedings, it would have irreversibly impact on him.
The fact that the instant application was a temporary stay of proceeding would not occasion any injustice, he argued.
Woyome’s lawyer further posited that the motion would ensure fairness, equity and common sense as enshrined in Article 296 of the 1992 constitution.
Opposition
Mr. Amidu stated that his objection to the motion was aptly captured in paragraphs 5 to 9 of his affidavit in answer to the motion.
He said Woyome was not entitled to the request he is seeking from the court.
“Woyome has the right to take advantage of the constitution and its clauses but his hands are dirty…” he claimed.
The Citizen Vigilante noted that Woyome was before the court, whose ruling he flouted.
He said the ordinary Ghanaian voter ought to know whether or not Woyome has the means to pay the GH¢51.2 million judgement debt paid to him by the State.
The AG, represented by Dorothy Afriyie Ansah, however, did not oppose the motion.
Source: Daily Guide
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Osei Toddy Bonsu, a chief in the Ashanti region and Eric Amoateng, to Cocaine dissapearing in the Police station under this NPP , why are Ashanties drug Peddlers and Criminals this way......The police also arrested a 54-year-old Kofi Asamoah in his house at Atonsu where the substance was retrieved upon extensive search...................Was Tsatsu Paid money to be called a ***barred word*** or you dont even understand the Tsatsu Case.. Was money Paid to Dzifa Attivor??? With this Woyome Case, do you understand the case at all...?? The most tribaaal people in this country are Ashanti, as far as they re concerned, everybody is aa ***barred word*** except them.... Yet they are the most illiterate people we have in this country, always some shoe shine, or selling on tables.... you hide behind you company and type Nuonesense, Coward....
when nana comes to power, woyome will vomit that money in two days. NDC baboo ns and children of thieve s. you will pay for your sins mother fu cke rs
this shows how stupi.d africans are and will always be mocked by the western world. someone has defrauded a nation n look at how the so-called court where we presume justice is has now turned to be a joke center of a town square. the judiciary of ghana is nothing to write home about infact a ***barred word*** institution. the judge too is a waste to education n lacks no credibility to be called a judge.such a ***barred word*** character, its only in ghana that people support ***barred word*** like woyome
For your information ; Tsatsu is not out of the woods yet neither is woyome clear not to pay our money besides read the legal comments of Ayiquaye Otoo in the matter of Tsatsu Tsikats exoneration ; for information the matter can be revisted again at the SC court again because the legal grounds for Tsatsu's discharge of being a kriminal was made by kuffour when he was pardoned but the court thought unfair that the witnnesses called by Tsatsu did not turn up; WHAT IF ONEDAY THESE WITNESSES DECIDE TO TURN UP AT COURT TO GIVE EVIDENCE TSATSU ; that does not mean Tsatsu did not cause fianancial loss to the state ;the man caused financial loss to the state the facts are there ; BLACK AND WHITE THTSATSU WAS A THIFF !!!!!-PERIOD ; if per another government the matter is re-visited in future Tsatsu could be charged again because a crime is a crime and crime never goes away besides aa a kriminal you are always tainted with kriminality as a prisoner ;if you are murderer you a murderer besides if you an armed robber you are a thiff and that is a krime that never goes away eve if you DIE !!!!!!; the question is why are ewes or voltarians always involved in kriminality ; Woyome ; Tsatsu ;Dzifa Ativor because any seroius crime or fraud in Ghana you shall find the octopus hands of ewe or Voltarians involved ; besides I do not think you read the judgement of Justice Annin in allowing woyomes plead in court ; woyome was begging and pleading on grounds that Justice Anin start alone ; the CJ will empanel three judges to sit on the matter and it is unlikely the judges will rule against Justice Anin besides read carefully the grounds of Martin -Amidu ; THE SIMPLE QUESTION IS WHY ARE VOLTARIAN KRIMINALS AND THIFFS IN OUR SOCIET TODAY INCLUDING WOYOME AND TSATSU TSIKATA !!!!!!
You name really befits you because you are real bull. Npp thought they connive with amidu to start this woyome nun sense again before the election but it had backfired. They have no message.
Kweku baako can now dance well. A bunch of weed smokers.
Massa ; this is just a delaying tactics by Woyome ; the three judges will rule against him in the next sitting because they will apply the laws very strictly so as not to be tainted with the toxic ebola stink of Woyome fraud ortherwise to stop this JON Mahama will have to pay another bribe to the judges besides Martin-Amidu was right !!!!!!!; the Ghanaian voter whose money was stolen by woyome has every right to know how the monies were utilised and what assets woyome has so the monies could retrieved ; woyome hiding behind Anator ltd will not help him because the SC will be forced by law to breal the veil to seek who is behind this Anotoe Ltd and the like person will be WOYOME the CHAIRMAN AND THE OPERATIONAL FINANCIAL ENGINEER FOR THE COMPANY ; WHAT A FRAUD !!!!!!!
Amiduu has been mesmerized by woyome again. You just can't destroy a voltarian like that. Just look at how tsatsu have fought and finally won. Woyome has done same, amidu can now go and cross examine nana akuffo addoo or ocuppy Ghana. Ediot. This is why I know ndc would win this election because they know what they are doing.