Constitution guarantees speedy trials for all cases, not selected ones — Kpemka tells Deputy AG
Lawyer for former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has pushed back against comments by Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai, insisting that the Constitution guarantees the speedy trial of all cases and not only selected ones.
Former NPA CEO's lawyer, Joseph Kpemka, challenged Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai's interpretation of the Constitution's provision on expeditious trials. Kpemka, representing Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, argued that the Constitution guarantees speedy trials for all cases and not selectively selected ones. He stated that the expeditious justice mentioned in the Constitution applies to all cases, not particular ones.
Kpemka questioned whether the provision permits the expedited hearing of only certain cases and emphasized that the principle must be applied uniformly in all court cases. The comments emerged amid a legal challenge to halt a directive allowing selected courts to continue hearing criminal cases during the legal vacation. The Accra High Court adjourned proceedings in Abdul-Hamid's case and seven others to August 27, pending the Supreme Court's decision on the constitutional provision.
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