Lawyers of Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, are expected to call a fourth witness on Friday, April 19 in the ongoing trial of the MP.
Mr. Quayson is on trial for deceiving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by making a false statement that he did not have dual citizenship in order to acquire a Ghanaian passport.
Mr. Quayson is facing charges of forgery and perjury in relation to certain alleged offences in the run-up to the 2020 Assin North parliamentary election.
He has pleaded not guilty to five counts of forgery of passport or travel certificate, knowingly making a false statutory declaration, perjury and false declaration for office.
It is the case of the prosecution that Mr Quayson allegedly made a false statement to the Passport Office that he did not hold a passport to another country when he applied for a Ghanaian Passport.
In addition, the prosecution has accused Mr Quayson of making a false declaration to the Electoral Commission (EC) to the effect that he (Quayson) did not owe any allegiance to a foreign country when he filed to contest as a candidate for the Assin North seat.
In court on Friday, April 12, lawyers of Mr. Quayson demanded the original copies of documents in relation to their client’s passport application.
However, the court presided over by Justice Mary Yanzuh dismissed the demand indicating that the original documents can be dealt with during cross-examination hence having the documents looked at again is a repetition of what has already been heard.
The judge therefore adjourned the case to April 19 for lawyers of Gyakye Quayson to subject the prosecution witness to cross-examination.
Source: Myrepubliconline