{
  "id": 2364060,
  "title": "Supreme Court clears way for legal vacation criminal trials, dismisses Oppong Nkrumah’s injunction bid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/supreme-court-clears-way-for-legal-vacation-criminal-trials-dismisses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T10:41:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/supreme-court-clears-way-for-legal-vacation-criminal-trials-dismisses-oppong-nkrumahs-injunction-bid/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Supreme Court has ruled that certain criminal trials can continue during the legal vacation, dismissing an injunction application by Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, an MP. Justice Gabriel Pwamang stated that the applicant did not present a proper case for an interlocutory injunction. This decision allows courts to continue sitting under administrative warrants issued by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie. However, the ruling does not decide the substantive constitutional challenge Oppong Nkrumah filed, which remains pending. Oppong Nkrumah argues that the Chief Justice's directive, which directs high court judges to hear criminal cases during the legal vacation (August 1-30), violates the 1992 Constitution's Articles 17 and 296, leading to what he calls \"selective justice.\" The injunction was aimed at suspending these warrants pending the outcome of the substantive case. Trials include those of Kwabena Adu-Boahene and Hanan Abdul-Wahab. Oppong Nkrumah's legal team accepted the decision and will study the court's reasoning before advising the client. They accepted the ruling and will await the written decision before determining the next steps. The broader constitutional issue remains unresolved, with the Supreme Court still to decide the validity of the Chief Justice's warrants.",
  "summary": "The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Ofoase-Ayirebi Member of Parliament Kojo Oppong Nkrumah seeking to halt selected criminal trials during the ongoing legal vacation. Justice Gabriel Pwamang, sitting as a single judge of the Supreme Court, dismissed the interlocutory injunction application on Friday, August 21, 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}