The Supreme Court (SC) will on Monday consider the contempt case of two panellists of Accra-based Montie FM who threatened to kill justices of the court.

Godwin Ako Gunn and Alistair Nelson are expected to appear before the judges to convince them why they are not deserving of a prison term or any other form of punishment for their outburst on Montie FM’s Pampaso programme.

Although some political analysts have predicted the possibility of a stand-off between the judges and the two panellists at the sitting, lawyer for the two, George Loh, has hinted his clients are not going to the court to argue with the judges.

“We are going there in sackcloth and ashes to show repentance,” he told Sampson Lardi Anyenini, host of Joy FM/MultiTV’s news analysis programme Newsfile on Saturday.

The fate of Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and the host of the programme on which they made the comment, Salifu Maase also known as ‘Mugabe’ will be determined by the court early today.

The two allegedly supported by the host threatened to kill the judges if their ruling on a case challenging the electoral roll brought by a former National Youth Organiser of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Abu Ramadan and Evans Nimako does not favour the Electoral Commission (EC).

The comment was made on the eve the nation was marking the 34^th Anniversary of the murder of three High Court judges by some operatives of the erstwhile Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC).

The Bureau of National Investigation (BNI), after interrogating the panellists said they pose no real threat to the judges.

An earlier sitting had to be adjourned because lawyer for the accused pleaded for time to prepare their defence.

But Mr Loh said his clients will not attempt to defend what they did on air.

Buoyed by the understanding that contempt is a discretionary thing, Mr Loh said it will be foolhardy for anyone who has contempt charge hanging about his neck to argue with the judges.

He said he will not walk his clients into further danger by giving them bad counsel.

“All that we want to show the court is that we may have been carried away, we may have said things, that with hindsight, we are not proud of saying,” he told

His clients, he said have regretted their actions and will demonstrate that to the judges today.