The legal counsel of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has filed an appeal against the ruling of the Koforidua High Court in the case involving Mr. Ernest Yaw Kumi, Member of Parliament for Akwatia in the Eastern Region.
This was disclosed by the Minority in Parliament during a press conference on Thursday afternoon, led by Mr. Jerry Ahmed Shaib, Member of Parliament for Weija Gbawe.
The Minority claims that the presiding judge has consistently exhibited bias toward the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
They recounted that the High Court judge ignored multiple notices aimed at preventing him from presiding over the case and delivering judgment.
According to them, these notices included a writ of certiorari and prohibition on the grounds of the High Court’s lack of jurisdiction, as well as a stay of proceedings. Mr. Shaib further revealed that a stay of execution pending appeal has been filed to halt the judge’s ruling.
“Legal steps have been taken. A notice of appeal has been filed against the ruling of the High Court at the Court of Appeal, and an application for a stay of execution pending appeal has also been filed at the High Court No. 3 in Koforidua.
“Moreover, all parties to the certiorari and prohibition application, including the judge, His Lordship Justice Emmanuel Senyo Amedahe—who is a respondent to this application before the Supreme Court—have been duly served,” he stated.
The High Court in Koforidua, on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, convicted Mr. Ernest Yaw Kumi, Member of Parliament for Akwatia, for contempt of court, particularly for defying an interim injunction that barred him from being sworn in as a legislator pending the resolution of a legal dispute.
Despite this directive, Mr. Kumi proceeded to take the oath of office in Parliament on January 6.
The presiding judge subsequently issued a bench warrant for Mr. Kumi’s arrest after he failed to appear before the court for sentencing.
