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02 CONTENT DAILY HERITAGE THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2018 DAILY QUOTE Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts. — E. B. White ANNIVERSARIES Friday <strong>June</strong> 15 Eid ul-Fitr Monday July 02 Republic Day Holiday Wed. August 22 Eidul-Adha Published by: EIB Network / Heritage Communications Ltd. Managing Editor: William Asiedu: 0208156974 Editor: Kofi Enchill: 0265653335 ISSN: 0855-52307 VOL 7 Location: Meridian House (Starr FM) Ring Road. Box AD 676, Adabraka, Accra,Ghana. Telephone: +233-0302- 236051, 020-8156974 026-5653335 Adverts/Mktg: Paul Ampong-Mensah 024-4360782 Fax: +233-0302-237156 Email: news@dailyheritagegh.com.gh heritagenewspaper@yahoo.co.uk www.dailyheritage.com.gh FOREIGN HEALTH Ethiopia 'accepts peace deal' to end Eritrea border war PG.04 Prayer camps impeding fight against HIV — AIDS Commission ARTS & ENT SPORTS Come and experience me — Kobla Jnr PG.13 Great Corinthians FC, FC Barca Kids are champions PG.07 PG.15 S/Court sets Oct. for 'Montie 3' pardon case BY MUNTALLA INUSAH muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh Should AG provide dockets to accused persons? • S/C to provide blueprint today HEARING OF the case in which three separate individuals are challenging the pardon of the 'Montie 3' by former President John Dramani Mahama has suffered a long adjournment following the absence of three of the seven-member panel. Justice Yaw Appau, Justice A. A. Benin and Justice Gabriel Pwamang were all unavailable when the case was called and the case was adjourned to October 23, for definite hearing. The chairperson of the panel, Justice Sophia Adenyira, said the earliest date the panel could sit together would be after the legal vacation. The four members on the panel who were present in court yesterday were the chairperson, Justice Jones Dotse, Justice Annin Yeboah and Justice Baffoe Bonnie. The panel earlier adopted a joint memorandum of issues filed by three separate individuals who are challenging the pardon of the ‘Montie 3’ by former President Mahama. This was after the apex court, on March 20, directed the lawyers in the case to consolidate the matter and file their joint agreed issues. The Justice Adenyira panel, after adopting the joint memorandum of issues, directed the parties to file their legal arguments independently in 21 days. The court said upon service and should any of the parties need to reply, they would be afforded the opportunity to make oral submission in open court. • Alistair Nelson (UP), Salifu Maase (Down) and Godwin Ako Gunn (R) Background Three radio panellists - Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and Salifu Masse aka Mugabe, host of ‘Pampaso’ on Montie FM - were jailed four months each for contempt in 2016 by the apex court. But a month later they were granted presidential pardon. The applicants are, thus, praying the court to render the action null and void and of no effect. BY MUNTALLA INUSAH muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh A SEVEN-MEMBER panel of the Supreme Court justices, presided over by Justice William Atuguba, would deliver its judgement on whether the Attorney-General’s Department is required by law to provide documents to accused persons days before court hearing. The interpretation of Article 19(2) (e) and (g) is a subject of controversy in the case in which the former board chairman of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Mr Eugene Baffoe Bonnie, and four others are facing separate charges of wilfully causing financial loss to the state. The accused persons, including Alhaji Salifu Mimina Osman, Mr George Derrick Oppong, a Director of Infralock Development Limited, Mr William Tetteh Tevie, the former Director General of NCA, and Nana Owusu Ensaw, a former Board Member, are asking for the proper interpretation of Article 19 (2) (e) and (g), which borders on fair trial. On Tuesday, April 24, the State, represented by Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, told the court that the State would rely entirely on its statement in opposition to the application as filed at the court by the defendants. The lawyers for the five accused persons sepa- • CONTINUE ON PAGE 3
WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH DAILY HERITAGE THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2018 03 Nyantakyi must go BY MUNTALLA INUSAH muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh THOUSANDS OF Ghanaians yesterday defied torrential rains to watch the latest undercover documentary on crass corruption in football administration in Ghana cleverly put together by ace journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, his Tiger Eye PI and the British Broadcasting Corporation. In spite of the rains, Ghanaians from all walks of life formed a long queue at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) yesterday to have a personal feel of the documentary dubbed ‘#Number 12#.’ On more than one occasion, there was stampede at the main entrance of the AICC, which gave security personnel a hectic time to restore law and order. So choked was the atmosphere that while the first show was being premiered, many had already gathered for the second one. • Angry Ghanaians charge • After watching ‘#Number 12’ documentary Prior to the premiering, the ace investigative journalist released excerpts of the damning report, which he touted as a piece that would change the very foundation of football in the country. Two excerpts have already been released on social media, which allegedly expose the Greater Accra regional chairman of the Ghana Football Administration (GFA), Eddie Doku, receiving a whopping sum to allegedly influence the •The crowd at the premiering of Anas’ #Number12 selection of a player for the WAFU games. Another aspect of the video showed GFA president, Kwasi Nyantakyi, allegedly negotiating with ‘supposed’ investors for money to get them deals. Reaction from Ghanaians Majority of Ghanaians who thronged the venue told the DAILY HER- ITAGE after watching the documentary that Mr Nyantakyi ought to resign immediately. One of the sports enthusiasts, who watched the documentary, said “From what I saw, I think Mr Nyantakyi must resign to give way for the security agencies to probe his case further.” Another said “the best for Ghana football is for the GFA president to go. If he refuses to go, then FIFA must intervene for investigations to continue.” In the course of the premiering, many Ghanaians took to social media to express their anger at the alleged corrupt activities by some officials in football administration in the country. Nyantakyi factor Prior to yesterday’s screening, a fourminute clip from the one-hour-thirtyminute documentary was shown to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo by Anas. Subsequently, the Presidency revealed at a press conference that the clip showed the GFA President using the offices of President Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to extort money from people. The President urged the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service to invite Mr Nyantakyi for questioning. Mr Nyantakyi subsequently handed himself to the police to assist with investigations after a charge of defrauding by false pretence was levelled against him. Should AG provide dockets to accused persons? • READ FROM PAGE 2 rately indicated to the court that they also would rely on their statements of case as duly filed on April 3. The apex court panel, comprising Justice Sophia Adenyira, Justice Julius Ansah, Justice Jones Dotse, Justice Annin Yeboah, Justice Sule Gbadegbe and Justice Yaw Appau, subsequently adjourned the matter to today, <strong>June</strong> 7, to rule on it. • S/C to provide blueprint today Background The former NCA Board Chairman, Baffoe Bonnie, Director General William Tetteh Tevie, and Nana Owusu Enson and Alhaji Osman Mimina, both board members, as well as George Derrick Oppong, have all pleaded not guilty to the charges. Moving their consolidated motion at the High Court, the lawyers said the matter, which borders on constitutional interpretation, ought to be referred to the Supreme Court since the apex court had the original jurisdiction to interpret issues bordering on the constitution. The court, presided over by Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, granted the motion and referred the matter for the interpretation of article 19 (2) (e) and (g). He added that there was a rival interpretation by the parties regarding the constitutional provision and that clearly indicated that there was a need for the Supreme Court to give its interpretation. Subject matter It was the case of the applicants at the High Court that the court should compel the Attorney General’s Department to disclose to the defence team all documents they intend to rely on throughout the trial as well as a comprehensive list of all prosecution witnesses they intend to call in support of their case. Praying the court, they said the refusal by the respondent to furnish them with copies of documents and other materials they wanted to rely on in the trial constituted a violation of the human rights of accused persons. He prayed the court to order the prosecution to furnish the applicants with the list of witnesses and summary of evidence of their testimonies before witnesses would be called. Counsel also prayed the court to declare that any document or material evidence they attempted to tender without giving them access three clear days is inadmissible pursuant to Article 19(2) (e) and (g).
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