Is It Justifiable For A Judge To Hear A Contempt Matter Of Which He Has An Interest?
JAN 17, 2021
“Little things count most as they form the foundation of great things” - Benjamin T. Antiedu, Esq (Author Reading the Law)
INTRODUCTION
The first time I heard of contempt of court was 2013 during the hearing of the Election Petition where some political parties’ activists and an editor were cited for contempt for bastardizing the courts. In fact, the 2013 election petition, aside it being history, was very educative hearing. Same happened in the case of Abu Ramadan, Evans Nimako vs. Electoral Commission of Ghana where three radio panelists on a Montie FM political show found themselves on the wrong side of the law over comments the Supreme Court deemed contemptuous.