Why October for Wontumi’s bail application when it could have been heard in August or September? — Frank Davies

Mr Davies argued that the application, being an urgent matter involving bail, could have been heard during the legal vacation in August or September rather than being pushed to October.

The court subsequently adjourned the application to October 15 “If you have a serious application like bail, pending appeal, a bail, it should be—that is the essence of the vacation court—to deal with such applications,” he said.

The bail application was expected to be heard on August 19, 2026, but the matter could not proceed after Wontumi and his lead counsel, Samuel Atta Akyea, were absent from court.