[1996]DLSC12191 • February 13, 1996 • Supreme Court •
EDUSEI vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL & ANOR
In January 1984, the plaintiff, a Ghanaian citizen by birth, was among persons accused of espionage for the United States and was allowed to leave Ghana under a government agreement. His Ghanaian passport was seized by security agencies prior to his departure and was not returned. The plaintiff now resides in the United States and seeks to have his passport restored to enable him to return to Ghana.
read moreAMUA-SEKYIJSC. In or about January 1984, certain persons, among them the plaintiff, who were said to be engaged in espionage activities on behalf of the Government of the United States were permitted to leave Ghana under an agreement between the Governments of Ghana and the United States. In return, the Government of the United States permitted one Soussoudis, who had been convicted in the United States of engaging in espionage activities on behalf of the Government of Ghana, to leave the United States. While he lived in Ghana, the plaintiff, who claims to be a citizen of Ghana by birth, held a Ghana passport. The passport was taken from him by the security agencies some time before he left the country. The plaintiff now lives in the United States of America. He says he wants to return home. As a first step, his legal advisers wrote to the Minister for Foreign Affairs asking that the passport of their client be restored to him to enable him apply for a new one. The Minister, who als...