<p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>JUDGMENT</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>Ackaah-Boafo, JA</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>i.</strong>  <strong>Overview:</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>[1]</strong> My Lords, based on the facts presented in this appeal and the question for our determination, I wish to start my opinion with the statement by M. Hor in the article &quot;<em>The Privilege against Self-Incrimination and Fairness to the Accused</em>&quot; to the effect that:</p><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify"> “<strong>Perhaps the single most important organizing principle in criminal law is the right of an accused not to be forced into assisting in his or her own prosecution</strong>.”</p></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify">The statement above was adopted and succinctly enunciated by the Supreme Court of Canada per Lamer, C.J., for the majority in the case of <em>R v P. (M.B.)</em>, [1994] 1 SCR 555 (M.B.P.) at paras 36 and 37. Domestically, Adinyira JSC also quoted the above statement in her opinion in the case of <strong>Michael Asamoah &amp; Another v. The Republic, Suit No. J3/4/2017</strong> dated July 26, 2017. I shall later speak to the quote above in considering the merits or otherwise of this appeal.</p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>[2]</strong> The 1st Accused/Appellant, Cassiel Ato Forson, was charged with Willfull…</p>