Mustapha Hamid trial to continue during legal vacation despite defence plea
The Accra High Court has rejected a request by lawyers for four accused persons in the case involving former National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Chief Executive Officer, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, to adjourn the trial until October. The defence teams had asked the court to suspend proceedings for the legal vacation and resume the case in October. However, the court declined the request and directed…
The Accra High Court has decided to continue the trial of former NPA Chief Executive Officer Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and nine others, despite the defense teams' plea to suspend proceedings for the legal vacation. The lawyers had requested that the trial be adjourned until October to coincide with the legal vacation, but the court refused the request and directed the case to proceed during the vacation.
The judge stated that the trial would continue unless Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie withdraws the warrant to proceed with high-profile criminal cases during the legal vacation. The ongoing trial involves allegations of extortion and related offenses against the former NPA boss and other accused persons, who are accused of unlawfully obtaining money from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing companies.
The accused have denied these allegations. The case is among the high-profile criminal matters expected to proceed during the legal vacation, and the court's decision allows the proceedings to continue despite the defense teams' request for an October resumption.
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