Former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority, Gifty Oware-Mensah, who is standing trial for allegedly causing financial loss of more than GH¢38 million to the state, has filed a motion seeking to halt the proceedings.
When the case was called on Wednesday, February 18, counsel for the accused, Gary Nimako Marfo, informed the trial court of the motion, which is praying the court to stay proceedings pending the hearing of another application before the Court of Appeal.
The appeal challenges a directive by the trial High Court ordering the accused to file a list of her defence witnesses and their addresses.
Oware-Mensah’s lawyers argue that the order requiring her to file the list of defence witnesses and their addresses is inconsistent with Article 19(2)(c) of the 1992 Constitution, which presumes any person charged with a criminal offence to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.
The case has been adjourned to March 9, 2026, to allow the prosecution to file its affidavit in opposition to the motion filed by the accused.
Source: graphic.com
