THE REPUBLIC vs CIRCUIT COURT – ACCRA CORAM: JUSTICE PATIENCE MILLS TETTEH (MRS), ATTORNEY-GENERAL EX-PARTE: KUDJO ANKU, DAVID FAMEYE AND 2 ORS [2014]DLHC16462

THE REPUBLIC vs CIRCUIT COURT – ACCRA CORAM: JUSTICE PATIENCE MILLS TETTEH (MRS)... [2014]DLHC16462

Date	2014-07-09
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HRCM 144/13
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC16462

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KOFI ESSEL MENSAH

CHARLES BENTUM

REXFORD WIREDU

ALI GOMDAH ABDUL SAMED

[2014]DLHC16462
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE
REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;CIRCUIT
COURT – ACCRA CORAM: JUSTICE PATIENCE MILLS TETTEH (MRS), ATTORNEY-GENERAL
EX-PARTE: KUDJO ANKU, DAVID FAMEYE AND 2 ORS<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS/APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>INTERESTED
PARTIES<o:p></o:p>DANIEL
AMARTEY, THOMAS ANAN KOFI ANSRE AND LENA AYEABEA NYINAKU<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT NO. HRCM 144/13&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:
9TH JULY, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CHARLES BENTUM FOR APPLICANTS.<o:p></o:p>REXFORD WIREDU FOR RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KOFI ESSEL MENSAH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;In these proceedings, the applicants pray for the
following orders:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;a.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that
the transaction between INTECELL INVESTMENTS LTD and the 1st, 2nd
and the 3rd interested parties is purely a civil transaction that
does not give rise to a criminal charge.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;b.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that
the trial of the applicants, the accused persons at the Circuit court is
wrongful, unlawful and an infringement of the fundamental rights of the said
accused persons and applicants herein, the same offending Article 11 of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;c.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order
prohibiting, restraining the 1st respondent from hearing and
determining the criminal case No. D2/263/13 and also prohibiting, restraining
the 2nd respondent from prosecuting the accused persons thereof.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;I have just read a judgement in suit No. HRCM
145/13, titled: The Republic v. circuit
Court, Accra and Anor; Ex-Parte: Kudjo Anku and 2 others, the facts and
the reliefs sought therein are similar to the instant application.&nbsp; In that judgement, I discussed in detail the
merits of the application.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In this judgement, I shall adopt the reasons and
conclusion reached in that judgement. In view of that, I shall deal with the
issues briefly.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;