The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo together with the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan has been cited at the Land Court Division of the Superior Court for Contempt.
The two have been cited for contempt by Kwadwo Asante Boateng for obstructing and interfering with the due administration of justice and bringing the judicial process into disrepute for treating orders of the Court with extreme levity.
In an Affidavit in support of an order of committal for contempt of court, Kwadwo Asante Boateng stated that he filed a writ of summons and statement of claim against Nii Ashong Kojo III on 26, July 2012 over some three parcels of land, and pursuant to terms settlement duly executed and filed on 26, February 2013, before His Lordship Justice Alhaji Abdullah Iddrisu on 20th March 2013, entered consent judgment on basis of the terms of settlement as adopted and filed.
Meanwhile, he indicated that on 10th July 2013 he filed a Motion on notice for an order of Writ of Possession which His Lordship Justice Bright Mensah granted and the writ of possession issued on 27th November 2013.
He went on to state that, on 28th November 2013, a letter from the Office of the Judicial Secretary signed by the Second Deputy Judicial Secretary, Samuel Boakye-Yiadom and addressed to the Director General of the Police Legal Directorate of the Ghana Police Service of a request to detail armed policemen to assist the Deputy Sherriff officers attached to the High Court execute the order for Writ of Possession.
He also noted that on October 10, 2014 the Regional Police Commander forwarded a copy of the writ of possession ordering demolishing of unauthorized structures on a parcel of land situated at Amrahia on his behalf to the National Security Coordinator and the Regional Minister.
According to the Plaintiff, Kwadwo Asante Boateng although this letter was forwarded to these people, (Defendants) with an articulate instruction that “the police had no option than to assist in the execution or else be cited for contempt,” the Defendants, including Afotey Agbo and Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan, have flagrantly snubbed the letter and hence failed to allow the court order to be executed.
He also pointed out that in view of the delays with the execution of the court order, the writ of possession elapsed and he was compelled to file another motion ex-parte for an order to issue a writ of possession on November 7, 2014 which was also granted by His Lordship Justice Anthony Oppong.
He mentioned that although the second order was granted and parties made aware, the Defendants/Respondents have failed to assist in the execution of the court order since they did nothing to help with the execution of the writ of possession although they, Afotey Agbo and Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan have been assisting in the execution of similar orders.
The development, he stated have given rise to the emergence of land guards on the land.
Kwadwo Asante Boateng has in the light of the development, prayed the court to grant his pleas to ensure the sacred culture of fairness, impartiality, dignity and unflinching tradition to protect the rights of the individual.
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