The Supreme Court has scheduled Tuesday July 12 2016, for the hearing of the contempt suit brought against owners of Accra-based Montie FM, the host of the station’s ‘Pampaso’ programme, and two panelists, who threatened to kill judges over their handling of the Abu Ramadan suit on the credibility of the voters’ register.
The court in a letter asked the defendants to explain why they should not be “committed to prison for contempt of court, for scandalizing the court, defying and lowering the authority of the court, and bringing the authority of the court into disrepute.”
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cited the owners of the radio station and the two other panelists of the show for contempt .
[contextly_sidebar id=”ZFvHTknVXGv75zweZNk8Fgkso3MJbwGi”]The judges said they had issued a warrant for them to appear before them to answer for contempt charges.
The two, Alistair Nelson and Godwin Ako Gunn, allegedly threatened to “finish” the Supreme Court judges if they made any judgment against the Electoral Commission in the ongoing court case challenging the validity of the voters’ register.
The two have since been widely chastised over the comments.
We were terrified by Montie FM panelists’ threat – Judges
The Association of Judges and Magistrates on Monday said they were scared for their lives following the threats by the two the political commentators to eliminate them.
Montie FM panelist apologises after threatening to kill judges
Nelson later apologized in a statement saying: “I participated in a program on Montie FM. During my contribution, I made statements that in context, content (though conditional) and timing, are regrettable. Notwithstanding the many distortion that have accompanied the numerous public comments, I wish to apologize unreservedly to the listening public, including those who have called to caution and advise, and all members of the bench who have been offended by my contribution on the programme.”
Threats on judges: Montie FM sanctions host, bans panelists
Management of Accra-based Montie FM, has banned the two panelists who threatened to eliminate judges of the Supreme Court, until further notice, barely a day after the Supreme cited the owners of the station, the host, and the two panelists for contempt.
The radio station, in a statement signed by its General Manager, Mutala Mohammed, also apologized to the Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court over the seemingly incendiary comments.
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By: Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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