Minority in Parliament has taken legal steps to reverse the decision of the Koforidua High Court against the Member of Parliament for Akwatia.
This was disclosed by the minority in Parliament while addressing the press on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
“Legal steps have been taken, a notice of appeal has been filed against the ruling of the High Court at the Court of Appeal, and an application for a stay of execution pending appeal has also been filed at the High Court in Koforidua.”
The Minority in Parliament are of the view that the Judge was biased in his ruling because he ignored an application by Ernest Kumi to recuse himself from the case which was not
“What is the interest of the Judge in the matter before him that all these applications have been filed at the Supreme Court including a certiorari, including a stay of execution and including an application for him to recuse himself but evidence abounds that Justice Senyo Amedehe decided to proceed with alacrity.
Akwatia MP convicted: Ernest Yaw Kumi has appealed his conviction, application for stay of execution filed – Minority.#JoyNews pic.twitter.com/69zwPvh4k2
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“We, the minority are still worried. At worse, there is a pending application seeking to ask the jurisdiction of the court including the very contempt application before him on his docket which is yet to be moved on February 26, 2025.
“It is mind-boggling that while the learned Judge did not want to wait to hear the propriety of this application since this was challenging the foundation of the petition before him including all the processes and the orders made pursuant to the filing of the election petition on December 31, 2024,” he noted on Thursday.
Background
The High Court in Koforidua has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Akwatia Member of Parliament, Ernest Yaw Kumi, after finding him guilty of contempt of court.
Kumi’s conviction stems from his decision to continue holding himself out as an MP despite an interim injunction that barred him from being sworn into office.
The court had earlier directed him to refrain from assuming his parliamentary role until a legal dispute was resolved.
However, he defied the order and proceeded to take the oath of office in Parliament.
Presiding Judge Justice Senyo Amedahe issued the warrant after Kumi failed to appear in court for sentencing.
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