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THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL

(2001) JELR 68185 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  WRIT NO. 9/2001  •  11 Jul 2001  •  Ghana

Coram
E. K. WIREDU AG. C.J.,MRS. J. BAMFORD-ADDO J.S.C,ADJABENG J.S.C.,ACQUAH J.S.C,MS. AKUFFO J.S.C,LAMPTEY J.S.C.,ADZOE J.S.C.

Appearances
NANA AKUFO ADDO ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH MISS GLORIA AKUFO,DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MRS. QUANSAH CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT; MR. KWAKU BAAH FOR PLAINTIFF.

Judgement

JUDGMENT

SOPHIA A.B. AKUFFO, J.S.C.:

By its writ herein, issued on April 04, 2001, the Plaintiff sought, inter alia, the following reliefs:

"1. A declaration that the former President of the Republic, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings is entitled to all the facilities available to him as President and such facilities including his military security detail shall not be varied to his disadvantage during his lifetime.

"2. An order directed at the Defendant that no such variation in the facilities available to him as President shall be varied without his consent during his lifetime.

"3. An injunction restraining the Defendant and the government it represents, their agents...from varying the facilities available to the said President Jerry John Rawlings during his lifetime as prescribed by the Constitution''.

Subsequent to the issuing of this writ, the Plaintiff, on May 25th 2001, filed a motion for an order holding the Defendant in contempt of this Court. However, on June 12th 2001, when the motion …

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