The 7-member Supreme Court panel hearing the 2020 election petition have affirmed the position of the counsels for the 1st and 2nd respondents not to adduce any evidence to support their case in the ongoing petition.
In a ruling read by the Chief Justice, the Court is of the opinion that a party cannot be forced be mount the witness box on the basis that the said party has filed a witness statement.
According to the court, even though Mr Tsikata made a passionate appeal for the court to force the EC Chair into the box because she occupies an important public office, he could not point the court to any provision in the constitution that could force the court to grant his request.
The Court has therefore affirmed the pleas of the respondents not to produce any witnesses to adduce any evidence.
The court will therefore strike out the witness statements of the respondents.
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Source: GhanaFeed.Com
