Contempt Case Against K.T. Hammond: High Court Finds Him Not Guilty

Trade and Industry Minister K.T. Hammond has been found not guilty of contempt by an Accra High Court.
The court explained that lawyers for James Gyakye Quayson had failed to produce evidence of what exactly the minister said, which amounts to contempt.

Mr. Quayson’s lawyers had asked the High Court to punish Mr. Hammond for saying James Quayson may as well leave Parliament since he would end up in jail.

The Minister for Trade and Industry, KT Hammond, is celebrating the decision of the Accra High Court to strike out a contempt application filed against him by James Gyakye Quayson’s legal team.

The Adansi Asokwa MP said the ruling was a victory for freedom of speech and urged the Assin North MP’s legal team to go back and familiarize themselves with the laws of Ghana before filing another contempt case against anyone.

“The judge was very articulate to the point, very legal in her analysis, and very clear, and in the end, freedom of speech has been vindicated. I want the lawyers of Gyakye Quayson to understand that you don’t take KT Hammond to court as a victim, as stated by his lawyer, Abraham Amaliba.”

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