The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, indicated on Friday that he may seek a review of the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss his injunction application challenging the Chief Justice’s warrant allowing selected High Court judges to hear criminal cases during the legal vacation.
Speaking to the media after the hearing, Oppong Nkrumah said the court’s ruling contained significant observations about the treatment of cases before the High Court.
“The court has dismissed our injunction application, but in the ruling some very interesting pronouncements have been made,” he said.
“For the first time, the courts have admitted that some cases have been treated differently. Those are the words of the judge. They have been treated differently and expeditiously. Why? He doesn’t say so.”
The Ofoase-Ayirebi MP said the court nevertheless concluded that the differential treatment did not amount to a violation of the constitutional provisions raised in his case.
“But then he proceeds to say that, in his opinion, that will not amount to a violation of the constitutional articles that we have raised in this particular matter and that he thinks that that will even be in the interest of the accused persons,” he said.
The MP said his legal team had requested a certified copy of the ruling to enable them to examine the court’s reasoning before deciding on the next legal steps.
“We’ve asked for a certified copy so that we can peruse it some more and then on the advice of counsel we’ll take the next steps,” he said.
Asked whether he would seek a review of the decision, Oppong Nkrumah responded: “Very much so, very much so, but we’ll consider it.” Enditem
