Dr Opuni is accused of causing a 217 million dollar financial loss to the state and has been standing trial since 2017. Judge Clemence Honyenuga is hearing the case as an additional High Court judge. Another ground for his application against the judge is the allegation of bias against Justice Honyenuga following his ruling in dismissing a submission of no case filed by the accused persons. This shows real likelihood of bias by the learned judge,” he said. It is our submission that this application as we have always stated is therefore calculated to further delay this trial.”By dismissing the application, Justice Clemence Honyenuga directed Dr. Stephen Opuni to open his defence at the next court date on June 18, 2021.

Source: GhanaWeb June 09, 2021 17:03 UTC