The Presiding judge, Justice Naa Adoley Azu, explained that her decision was to prevent Mr. Ashok from being at the mercy of the Immigration Service, while dealing with his legal issues in Ghana.

She also dismissed the Attorney General’s argument that the non-granting of the stay application will amount to interference of the work of the Immigration Service as statutory bodies are not above the law.

[contextly_sidebar id=”XBP4iDWJLIeZPetQvDU7SCDTXIVO6yak”]Justice Azu also questioned the argument by the Attorney General to the effect that security of the nation would be at stake if the stay of execution was not granted.

The Attorney General represented by Jasmine Armah, arguing the application, told the court that if the stay is not granted, it will serve as a precedence for others to use the court to get legally revoked permits overturned.

She added that the restoration order will also be a direct interference with the work of the Immigration Service.

On his part, lawyer for the businessman, Gary Nimako, objected to the application, arguing that the Attorney General has not demonstrated in any way the irreparable damage it would have to deal with, if the stay was not granted as per law.

The High Court last week ordered the Immigration service to restore the work and residence permit of Mr. Sivaram within seven days, after months of failing to do so, despite a decision quashing Mr. Ashok’s deportation.

Argument for adjournment

The Attorney General’s representative, Jasmine Armah, before going ahead to move her application on Friday, prayed for an adjournment of the case because she had not seen and read the affidavit in opposition filed by the respondents, and served on her office on the 28th of September.

She also told the court that she needed instructions from the AG before responding to the affidavits

Her prayer was objected to by the opposing lawyer, who indicated that the application was incompetent hence the move by the Attorney General.

He later withdrew his affidavit forcing the Attorney General to go ahead with the case.

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By: Fred Djabanor/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The decision follows the submission of a comprehensive medical report on the mental and physical state of the accused.

Gregory Afoko has reportedly been ill since December 2016, causing the case to delay due to his supposed ill-health.

[contextly_sidebar id=”eoT5Q1CpuihMMP7vUO80AgiWazpttVwM”]Gregory Afoko is on trial on the charges of conspiracy to commit crime and murder of the late Mr. Adams Mahama, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Upper East Regional Chairman.

He is accused of attacking the former NPP Chairman with acid, which led to his death. He has however pleaded not guilty to the charges.

In February 2017, an Accra District Court committed Afoko to stand trial at the High Court.

The State during the committal proceedings, tendered 17 exhibits in respect of the trial, which included Afoko’s caution and charge statements as well as a post-mortem report of the deceased.

The accused person is a brother to suspended NPP Chairman Paul Afoko. The incident that led to his arrest occurred at a time when supposed factions within the NPP were at each other’s neck.

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Frutashi, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was convicted on his own plea but the court deffered his sentence to allow for the investigator to bring the forensic report of the leaves.

The court presided over by Mr Aboagye Tandor remanded the convict and deferred the sentence to Thursday, October 6.

According to prosecutor, Chief Inspector Kwabena Adu, the complainant is a procurement officer at High Gate Hotel located at Asylum Down, while the convict is a student of the Ghana Telecom University, Tesano, and a Cameroonian.

He said on September 18, the convict booked a room at the complainant’s hotel for two days.

On the first night at about 2200 hours a security guard on duty at the Hotel detected smoke coming out of Frutashi’s room.

The prosecution said the window of the room was forced opened by the security guard and saw the convict deeply asleep whilst the room was on fire. The Ghana National Fire Service was contacted and the personnel came to quench the fire.

He told the court that properties worth GH¢11,674.50 were destroyed by the fire. When the fire personnel were checking the damaged items in the room, six wrappers of dried leaves was found in the room, and the convict admitted ownership.

Police Chief Inspector Adu said a complainant was made and the convict was arrested by the Police together with the substance.

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Source: GNA

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