
Audio By Carbonatix
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Adamu Daramani Sakande, who is accused of holding dual citizenship, could not open his defence Wednesday because his lawyers could not have access to the record of proceedings on the case on time.Counsel for the MP, Mr Egbert Faibille, told the court that he received the last chunk of the record of proceedings Wednesday morning and for that reason he would need a week to go through them with the MP before the MP opened his defence.Asked what her views were, the acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Ms Gertrude Aikins, prayed the court to use its discretion.Subsequently, the trial judge, Mr Justice Charles Quist, adjourned the case to February 19, 2010.On February 2, 2010, the State announced that it had closed its case after the investigator in the case, Deputy Superintendent of Police Felix Mawusi, had testified in the trial.The MP was, on July 31, last year, arraigned before the Accra Fast Track High Court, charged with nine counts relating to his nationality, perjury, forgery of passport, election fraud, as well as deceiving public officers to be elected as an MP.He pleaded not guilty to all the charges and the court admitted him to bail in the sum of GH¢10,000 with a surety.The MP was also ordered to surrender his Ghanaian passport to the court.The complainant in the case, Mr Sumaila Biebel, had, on January 19, 2010, told the court that he had met the MP in London in 1998 and it was during a chat with him that the MP had told him that he (the MP) was a native of Bawku, as well as a British national.Source: Daily Graphic
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Stakeholder engagement resolves onion trade impasse
2 minutes -
Gender Ministry holds staff durbar, welcomes new Chief Director
13 minutes -
Unexpected illness sparked my radio career – Tommy Annan-Forson
16 minutes -
Bolt Ghana awards GH¢50,000 to women entrepreneurs through “She Moves to Win” campaign
19 minutes -
NRGI Country Manager questions speed of ministerial approval in Damang mining deal
26 minutes -
Publish the assessment — NRGI demands transparency in Damang mining deal award to E&P
42 minutes -
Tamale: Alhaji Hussein Fuzak funds construction of 3-storey classroom block at Ambariya Islamic School
1 hour -
Gender Ministry holds staff durbar, welcomes new Chief Director
1 hour -
Anti-LGBTQ+: Mahama prioritises sentiments of development partners over Ghanaian values – Ntim Fordjour
1 hour -
CPA intensifies crackdown on fake diapers across public hospitals
2 hours -
Deputy Defence Minister urges failed GAF applicants to check medical disqualification reasons
2 hours -
Video: President Mahama’s speech at One Health Summit
2 hours -
Constitution review must protect Ghanaians values, not advance LGBTQ agenda — Haruna Mohammed
2 hours -
Foreign Affairs Ministry advises Ghanaians to take recommended vaccinations before traveling to Senegal
2 hours -
If you have fixed the economy, why hide behind basic needs to delay Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill? – Ntim Fordjour to Mahama
2 hours