General News of Saturday, 18 December 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comKwaku Azar says Justice Honyenuga should be removed from hear the COCOBOD caseStephen Opuni's application to the court was dismissed by the judgeJustice Honyenuga says Stephen Opuni is seeking public sympathyProf Stephen Kwaku Asare, has indicated that, Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, the presiding judge in the ongoing COCOBOD trial involving Dr Stephen Opuni and Seidu Agongo, should be disqualified from continuing over some comments he has made. According to the court, attempts by Dr. Opuni to have the presiding judge recuse himself from the trial are malicious and calculated efforts to delay the trial and also to seek public sympathy. Justice Honyenuga said allegations of bias levelled against him by the accused person failed because there were no clear legal grounds to back the claim, hence the dismissal. “Therefore, without prejudice to the parties, it is fair to conclude from these statements that an intolerable adversary atmosphere has developed between Justice Honyenuga and Opuni,” Kwaku Azar’s post read further. The court also indicated that cross-examination of the accused persons would not exceed two days.

Source: GhanaWeb December 18, 2021 12:10 UTC