General News of Friday, 22 March 2019Source: citinewsroom.comAG’s application for court to rescind Afoko’s bail dismissedGregory AfokoA criminal division of the High Court has dismissed an application for stay of execution filed by the Attorney General to halt the bail granted Gregory Afoko. According to the court presided over by Justice George Buadi, there are no exceptional grounds in the application filed by the Attorney General to compel him to grant the stay of execution request. The Attorney General filed the application for stay of execution after appealing the ruling to grant bail to Gregory Afoko at the Court of Appeal. On the other hand, lawyers for Gregory Afoko described the application as incompetent frivolous and unmeritorious on all fronts. Gregory Afoko was granted the bail pending a committal hearing at the District Court and a possible trial at the High Court.

Source: GhanaWeb March 22, 2019 14:26 UTC