In the contempt case he brought against North Tongu Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Rev Victor Kusi Boateng, Secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana, was given GHS10,000 in costs by the Accra High Court.
This came after the court threw out the case on the grounds that Rev. Kusi Boateng’s evidence was inconsistent and tainted with doubt, failing to satisfy the requirement of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Responding to the dismissal of the case on Tuesday May 2, Mr Ablakwa took his Twitter page to express his joy after the court vindicated him against Rev. Kusi Boateng.
In his tweet, he made it clear that the distraction is now over and Ghanaians should “expect more US explosives on Thursday.”
It’s certainly great that an Accra High Court today dismissed Kwabena Adu Gyamfi & Rev Kusi Boateng’s contempt application which demanded that I be committed to prison with cost of GHS10,000 awarded against him.
Now the distraction is off; expect more US explosives on Thursday.
— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) May 2, 2023
The NDC MP for North Tongu constituency earlier addressed the media after the court ruling went in his favor.
He said, “gives us the verve, it gives impetus, it gives us more drive, more inspiration to keep doing what is right in in the national interest. Nothing is going to stop us now. We are no longer going to be distracted by all of these shenanigans, the abuse of the judicial process.
“I am glad that the judge really stamped the authority of the court and cleared this out of the way, dismissed it and awarded cost so that we can focus really on the work we are doing for God and country.”
Kusi Boateng Vs Okudzeto Ablakwa: High Court dismisses contempt case against North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. #JoyNews pic.twitter.com/IKFHZ7g4hK
— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) May 2, 2023
In a motion, Reverend Kusi Boateng asked the court to jail Mr. Ablakwa for his actions.
On Friday, February 3, the opposition lawmaker had kicked a writ that a court bailiff was supposed to serve on him.
When the bailiff approached him at the forecourt of Accra-based Metro TV to deliver Rev Kusi Boateng’s writ, he pretended to be on his way to Parliament.
The writ was issued to prevent the legislator from commenting further on the clergyman’s case of dual citizenship because the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) was currently hearing the case.
