Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has expressed calmness regarding the delay in the court’s ruling on his submission of no case after the High Court once again adjourned the matter.
The court was scheduled to determine whether the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence for Gyakye Quayson to open his defence or be discharged.
Quayson faces multiple charges, including deceit of a public officer, forgery of passport or travel certificates, knowingly making a false statutory declaration, perjury, and false declaration for office. He has pleaded not guilty and remains on bail.
During the court proceedings on Thursday, March 27, Justice Maame Ekue Yanzuh postponed the ruling after learning that the prosecution had filed additional disclosures just a day earlier on Wednesday, March 26.
When asked if they had received the documents, Quayson’s legal team, led by Tsatsu Tsikata, confirmed they had. However, Tsikata urged the court to proceed with the ruling, arguing that the late submission should not influence the judge’s decision.
“What the prosecution purported to have found yesterday should not delay your ruling on our submission of no case,” Tsikata stated.
He criticized the prosecution’s conduct, describing it as an abuse of court processes.
“Your orders were made in December 2024 for these further disclosures. They didn’t comply but asked for more time. Even after that, they still failed to meet the deadline,” Tsikata argued.
He highlighted that despite the court setting March 27 for the ruling, the prosecution only filed additional disclosures late in the afternoon of March 26.
“That is an abuse of court processes if there was one. We therefore respectfully submit that your ladyship take note of this serious failure to comply with your orders,” Tsikata added.
Following these submissions, the court adjourned the case to April 9 for a ruling on the submission of no case.
