Cite Assin North MP for contempt for flouting court injunction to vote in Parliament – Godfred Dame
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JAN 8, 2021
A former Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame wants James Gyakye Quayson, the injuncted Member of Parliament for Assin North, cited for contempt.
He made the call on the back of the swearing-in of Mr. Quayson as MP despite a court injunction against his swearing-in.
Mr. Dame said the MP action is an affront to the court’s directive and lawyers for the plaintiff should bring the matter up in court.
He said this in an interview with Citi News.
“Clearly, if a person acts in violation of a court order and if a person acts in woeful disregard of the authority of a court, it is something that is in contempt of court. But of course, whether the contempt will be followed or not, is for the lawyers who were involved in the matter to take the necessary decision, and it is up to them to pursue the issue of contempt.”