A civil rights group is accusing the Electoral Commission of contempt of court. The Centre for Constitutional Order wants EC boss, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan and his key staff punished for disobeying a Supreme Court order in March last year which gave the Commission twelve months to make regulations to enable the process that would allow prisoners to exercise their right to vote. The order followed a declaration by the court granting prisoners the right to vote in national elections. President of the centre, Dennis Ofosu-Apea, told Joy News his checks show a deliberate refusal to obey the orders of the court. According to him, the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr Afari-Gyan is not prepared, in fact disagrees with the Supreme Court ruling and will continue to disenfranchise the prisoners. He has petitioned President Atta Mills over the matter and has asked the court to cause the immediate arrest and imprisonment of key officers of the EC. . Play the attached audio for excerpts of the interview Source: Joy News/Ghana

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