The Kaneshie District Court in Accra has adjourned the case involving Member of Parliament for Madina Francis-Xavier Sosu to November 16.
This was because the police received a letter from the Speaker of Parliament indicating that Lawyer Sosu is out of the country on Parliamentary duties.
In court on Monday, Assistant Superintendent of Police Sylvester Asare represented the police while Lawyer Victor Kodjogah Adawudu represented Sosu.
The case which was held in Chambers has subsequently been adjourned to November 16, 2021, for him to appear.
Lawyer Sosu who was expected to appear before the court on Monday, November 8, 2021, to answer to criminal charges levelled against him by the Ghana Police Service was absent.
The Ghana Police Service last week secured a criminal summons for the Madina MP to appear in court on November 8, 2021.
The NDC Constituency Secretary for Media Abdul Razak Husain said the said demonstration has yielded results with the contractor currently on-site working.
Background
The police charges follow several failed attempts by the police to arrest the legislator alleged to have breached the law during a recent demonstration by residents of Oyarifa and its environs.
In the protest, some of the protestors blocked roads and burnt tyres and allegedly destroyed some property. Police have insisted that these amounted to criminal activity and have tried to invite the MP to assist with investigations.
Mr. Sosu said some police officers tried to arrest him during the protest. Police were also reported to have tried to arrest Mr. Sosu while he was at Church on Sunday though the Police administration has denied the reports.
Though protestors had blocked roads during the protest, Mr. Sosu said there was no basis for any arrest because he had followed due process in organising the protest.
After the first attempt to arrest him, Mr. Sosu filed a formal complaint in Parliament accusing two police commanding officers of contempt of Parliament.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, referred the complaint against the two police personnel to the Privileges Committee of Parliament.
The officers cited in Mr. Sosu’s complaint were ACP Isaac Kojo Asante, the Greater Accra Regional Operations Commander, and ACP Eric Winful, the Adentan Divisional Commander.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM/Mutalla Inusah
