Adu-Boahene’s lawyers petition Chief Justice over vacation trial

The petition said the defence had been informed of a warrant issued under the Chief Justice’s authority directing Specialised Court One, presided over by Justice Francis Apangabuno Achibonga, a Justice of the Court of Appeal sitting as an additional High Court judge, to continue hearing the matter.

The defence has therefore asked the Chief Justice to reconsider the directive, withdraw the warrant authorising the vacation sittings and vacate the scheduled hearing dates.5, GNA – Lawyers for Kwabena Adu-Boahene, former Director-Genera of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), have asked the Chief Justice to suspend his criminal trial during the legal vacation.