Typically the Presiding Judge of the Ashaiman Center Court, Mrs. Eleanor Kakra Barnes-Botchway has singled out the Daily Graphic and Graphic Online for praises, commending the GCGL platforms for consistency and exactness in the rapporto on proceedings in the treason crime case against a convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor. The Evaluate at Tuesday's experiencing lamented what the woman said was your failure of many media houses and journalists following the case to crosscheck facts with the Registrar of the court whether they have challenges.
"I get disappointed when I read rapporto of the watch case as most media houses do not take the problem to get the details right, " she lamented. "I expected the media to always liaise with the Registrar of the court if he or she have challenges using what was said in court to support their reportage on the truth by way of crosschecking the main points, the name and position of the judge; prosecutors and private attorney before planning to bed", the woman added.
The Regular Graphic and Graphical Online have recently been regular in providing detailed and appropriate reportage on the proceedings, and "I expected that other media houses will also do same", Mrs. Barnes-Botchway said. In the case itself, state prosecutors expected for a further a month adjournment to permit them accumulate and file the necessary documentations to commence committal cases. An Assistant Status Attorney, Ms. Anastacia Karimu told the court that the Attorney General's Team on March 3, 2022 dispatched it is advice to the police recommending that Mr Barker-Vormawor be charged with the offence of treason felony.
"We however needed more information from the Police force to prepare the check of Indictment and the Conclusion of Evidence which the police have asked which we give them two months to take action, " Microsoft. Karimu told Mrs. Eleanor Kakra Barnes-Botchway, presiding, a Rounds Court Judge who is sitting also as a Justice of the peace. For the so-called post on public media platform, Twitter, suggesting he would do a "coup" if Parliament was going to go away the Electronic Orders Levy (E-Levy) into law, the state of hawaii busted Mr Barker-Vormawor for alleged treason on February 11, 2022 at the Kotoka International Airport after arrival his from the United Empire where he is located.
On March 16, 2022, a Paura High Court approved him a GH¢2 million bail with two sureties, after working 35 days and nights in detention. He / she was however not charged with any offence during his period in detention. He was technically charged on 23 March 2022 with Treason Felony based upon advice of the Attorney-General.
The Monthly bill of Indictment and the Summary of Evidence, Ms. Karimu complained, will permit the prosecution to undertake the committal proceedings on the case and interceded that the one-month adjournment will permit the prosecution move the case onward. The Judge however enquired from the prosecution why the woman has not been served a copy of the AGs advice dispatched to the police force. Ms. Karimu reacted that she have not know that they were required to copy the judge.
The Police Prosecutor, DSP Sylvester Asare intervened and said that since it was an advice between a legal professional and client, the judge weren't able to have access to it. The Judge however, complained to the prosecution that, as standard practice, the woman often receives such to allow for her follow cases she is sitting on. Mrs. Barnes-Botchway yet , told the prosecution to speed up having its investigations to allow the truth to travel and adjourned to May 31, 2022.
