The trial of Multimedia journalist Latif Iddrisu against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney General (AG) was once again delayed when the Senior State Attorney representing the AG failed to appear in court on Thursday, April 3.
Today's absence is not the first time the AG representative has failed to show up in court with last-minute notice to the court about her unavailability to cross-examine the journalist, even after agreeing in court to be present at the last sitting.
The trial judge, His Lordship Abass Abubakari Adams, at the last adjourned date offered ten days beginning April 2 for the trial to continue, but the Senior State Attorney prayed the court for two days to be taken out of the ten days because of her unavailability on those days.
Today's absence means that at the instance of the AG representative, three days have been taken out of the original ten days offered by the judge for the trial to move forward, further delaying justice for the Journalist.
Latif Iddrisu, who was in court and ready for the day's proceedings, was informed by the trial judge about the inability of the Senior State Attorney to make it to court when the case was called for hearing.
In a brief declaration, the judge adjourned the case to April 7 at 10 am, stating that " The case is adjourned at the instance of the Attorney General representative who submitted a letter to the court this morning" about her unavailability.
Press freedom campaigners and advocates for democracy have over the years expressed concerns about the protracted nature of the case describing it as a blot on Ghana's democracy and press freedom.
The journalist, who appeared in the courtroom hours ahead of the already protracted trial, maintained his composure and expressed his determination to pursue the matter to its logical conclusion to ensure accountability within the police service and other security agencies.
Latif Iddrisu was brutally assaulted in line of duty in March 2017 by some officers of the Ghana Police Service at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.
He suffered a fractured skull when one of the officers hit him in the head with the butt of his gun during the assault.
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