FELIX ENGSALIGE NYAABA vs. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL [2017]DLHC3928

Date	2017-07-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HRCM/353/2015
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC3928

GIFTY AGYEI ADDO J HIGH COURT JUDGE

VICTOR KWESI OPEKU FOR THE APPLICANT.

AMELEY AGYEMANG (SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2017]DLHC3928
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FELIX ENGSALIGE NYAABA<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION 1), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>SUIT NO. HRCM/353/2015&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; &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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;4TH JULY, 2017<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>VICTOR KWESI
OPEKU FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;AMELEY AGYEMANG (SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY) FOR
THE RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>The instant application is brought under Article 33 of the Constitution
of the Republic of Ghana, 1992 and order 67 of the High Court (Civil Procedure)
Rules, 2004 (C. I. 47) for the protection or enforcement of the fundamental
human rights and freedoms of individuals. <o:p></o:p>The Reliefs sought are as follows: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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A declaration that the said
conviction and sentencing was a ferocious breach of my inalienable inviolable
fundamental human rights enshrined in the 1992 Constitution particularly
Article 14 (1), Article 14 (2), Article 19 (2d), Article 15 (1), Article 19 (1)
and Article 21 (g). <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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Also an Order directed at the
State to pay to the Applicant an amount of Five Million Ghana Cedis
(GH¢5,000.000.00) as compensation for my wrongful conviction and sentence. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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Costs and legal fees. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Applicant’s plaint is that he was charged with indecent
assault contrary to section <o:p></o:p>103 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) and was arraigned
before the Circuit Court presided over by her Honour, Sedina Agbemava on 1st
April, 2014, to which he pleaded not guilty. In support of this, the
Applicant attached Exhibit “A1” which is the certified true copy of the
proceedings from the date of arraignment before the Court to the date of the
close of defence. The Applicant further states that per the judgment of the
Court dated 27th February, 2015, he was convicted and sentenced to
thirty-six (36) months in hard labour, as per Exhibit “B2”. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>That dissatisfied with the conviction and sentence, he appealed
against the said decision on 31st March, 2015, as evidenced by
Exhibit “C3” which is the notice of appeal. That the outcome of the appeal was
that on the 2nd of July, 2015, his Lordship Justice Batu, the
presiding Judge, acquitted and discharged him, after he had served almost four
(4) months of his sentence. In support of this, The Applicant attached Exhibit
“E”, which is the Judgment of the appellate court. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>