Court Issues Criminal Summons Against Assin North MP Over Perjury

The High Court in Accra has issued a criminal summons against the Member of Parliament for Assin North over his alleged criminal offence.

James Gyakye Quayson, who has been a subject matter of criminal charges including perjury has been evading service.

In court on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, the Director of Public Prosecution Mrs Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa said all efforts to serve the accused have yielded no results.

Explaining to the court what transpired since February 1 when the case was first called, she said on February 3, “we caused hearing notice to be issued to the address of accused at Assin Bereku in the Central Region.”

Subsequent to that, the DPP said, “We got the Accra address of the accused and the police posted a copy of the hearing notice on the inside door of the accused house at the Manet Estate in Accra.”

The DPP also told the court that, on Feb 7, they caused a hearing notice through the court bailiff to the home of Accra.

She explained further that, on the same day, “the police investigator posted a copy of the charged sheet on the home of the accused.”

According to her even though, the police met an occupant in the house, the person refused to accept the service and said the accused had gone out.

‘With the attempt we have made” the prosecution prayed for “a bench warrant to be issued for his arrest to enable him to attend the trial.”

But the court presided over by Mary Maame Afua Nsenkyire ordered that, a criminal summon, charge, and fact sheet be posted at his home at Manet estate.

The case has been adjourned to February 15, 2022.