THE REPUBLIC vs. CHRISTIANA HOLDBROOK AND DR. REDEEMER AMEGBO-DELA

1.0 Background 1.1 Judgment in this suit was scheduled for delivery on 30 March 2020. It could not be delivered. The parties and the lawyers failed to attend court. This is due to the restrictive order that the President of the Republic issued as part of measures in addressing the Coronavirus pandemic. The executive order, subject to a few exemptions, affected and restricted the movement of persons and residents within the Greater Accra metropolis, certainly including the parties in the matter who as a result did not turn up in court, though the court was ready. Despite the absence of the parties and their lawyers, the lawyers kept contact with the court clerks and agreed with the clerk to reschedule delivery of the judgment to today 11 May 2020 1.2 On 3 April 2019, the two accused persons were arraigned before this court, each charged with two counts of criminal offense - conspiracy to commit a crime of Human Trafficking contrary to s.23(1) of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act ...