I didn’t abandon my client; I travelled for my daughter’s graduation – Atta Akyea

Mr Atta Akyea explained that the defence had intended to move a motion seeking a referral of constitutional questions to the Supreme Court, which he believed the trial court was obliged to make.

According to him, he had expected the trial judge to refer constitutional issues raised by the defence to the Supreme Court before proceeding with the case, making it unnecessary for him to be present in court at the time.

He has already indicated that the defence team is preparing to challenge the High Court's decision at the Court of Appeal, arguing that the trial was affected by several constitutional and procedural errors.