Minority Alleges Collusion Between Gov’t and High Court over Ernest Kumi Arrest
The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of colluding with the High Court in Koforidua in their attempted arrest of the disputed Member of Parliament for the Akwatia constituency, Ernest Kumi.
Addressing the press in Parliament on March 19, 2024, the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin said the Attorney-general was going to be hauled to Parliament to answer for the blatant disregard for due process.
In his submission, he raised serious concerns about the attempted arrest of the MP by operatives from the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) in Akwatia on 7th March 2025.
“We found it very strange that the Minister justified the actions of the National Investigations Bureau. Clearly, there is collusion between the government and the High Court in Koforidua to use their own set of laws in our country.
“How can the Minister tell us that the court order could be enforced by the National Security Coordinator rep in Eastern Region and the rep upon receipt of the so-called court order also forwarded it to the National Investigation Bureau.”
According to him, the court order which had been annulled by the Supreme Court could have been enforced through constitutional processes.
“When there is a court order, it is for the Registrar to assign a bailiff for the purposes of enforcing the order. This was a situation where the Supreme Court had already frozen the enforcement of that order. So a week after, it was concerning for the court to hear that now state security operatives were harassing the MP in his constituency.”
He is therefore determined to haul the A-G to Parliament to respond to the breaches.
Background
Kumi was found guilty of contempt of court after joining the swearing-in of MPs, despite a court injunction barring him from doing so.
In response, the Koforidua High Court issued a bench warrant for his arrest, which led to National Security operatives being deployed to enforce the warrant.
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
