Full document: Supreme Court decision on request for non-appearance

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, and Peter Mac Manu, campaign manager and representative of the 2nd respondent, President Akufo-Addo, cannot be compelled to testify in the petition. election in progress.

“We are prepared to declare that our jurisdiction invoked in this election petition is a limited jurisdiction clearly circumscribed by law. We do not intend to extend our mandate beyond what the law imposes on us in such petitions introduced under section 64 (1) challenging the validity of the election of a president.

“Simply put, we are not convinced and we will not give in to the invitation made by counsel for the applicant to order the respondent to enter the witness stand for cross-examination.

“Accordingly, we hereby override the objection raised by counsel for the petitioner against the respondents’ decision to decline to present evidence in this petition,” part of the decision states.

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