Chief of Staff hands over Montie trio petitions to Council of State

The Chief of Staff, Mr Julius Debrah has, on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama, presented to the Council of State petitions received in respect of the incarceration of three persons for contempt of court, a statement from the Flagstaff House said.

The petitions were received from lawyers of the jailed Montie presenter, Salifu Maase, aka Mugabe, and his two panellists, Ako Gunn and Alistair Nelson, who have been jailed for four months by the Supreme Court, and a civil society group, Research & Advocacy Platform. 

Presenting the petitions to the Chairperson of the Council of State, Madam Cecilia Johnson, Mr Debrah said the President was looking forward to the advice of the Council. 

The Chairperson said the petitions would be submitted to the Legal Committee of the Council for initial review before the Council as a whole would meet to consider the issues.