Amidu has a right to orally examine Woyome - Supreme Court (VIDEO)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said Mr Martin Amidu has a right to orally cross examine Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome on his assets with regards to the retrieval of the Ghc51.2million judgement debt paid to him by the state, reports Graphic Online's Mabel Aku Baneseh.
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Mr Woyome has subsequently been ordered to appear before the court on Thursday, November 24, 2016 to be orally cross examined by Mr Martin Amidu, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday morning.
The court also struck out scandalous depositions made against President John Dramani Mahama and the Attorney General (AG), Mrs Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong by Mr Martin Amidu.
According to our reporter, the court in its ruling said Mr Amidu has a right under Article 2 of 1992 constitution to invoke the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court especially as he was a party to the case.
Read also: Amidu applies to Supreme Court to examine Alfred Woyome
Watch a video of Mr Woyome's responds to Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling below
(Part One)
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Part Two of Mr Woyome's reponse
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Part Three of the response
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The Attorney General had initially applied to the apex court to orally cross examine businessman Mr Woyome, as part of efforts to retrieve the money from him but the AG discontinued the action with the explanation that Mr Woyome had started paying back some of the money.
Mr Amidu in his application at the Supreme Court, however prayed it to allow him to examine Mr Woyome, on his assets since the AG no longer wanted to do so.
But the Attorney General in opposing the application said Mr Amidu was violating the constitution by coming to court to retrieve the money as it was only the AG’s office that was mandated by law to do so.
The AG also prayed the court to expunge certain parts of Mr Amidu’s affidavit alleging that President John Mahama ordered the AG to discontinue the suit.
According to the AG, the allusions in paragraphs 9 to 21 of Mr Amidu’s affidavit were scandalous statements made against the Attorney General.
Related: Amidu's application to examine Woyome
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