The office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice has asked Justice Clemence Honyenuga, the judge hearing the case of former Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Opuni to refer the case to the Chief Justice for a new judge. According to the AG “it is …
Read More »Why Supreme Court once removed Justice Honyenuga from hearing Opuni’s trial
Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, the judge at the trial of former COCOBOD Chief Executive, Dr Stephen Opuni and businessman Seidu Agongo, was once removed from the case after being found to have exhibited bias tendency towards the first accused. “There is a real likelihood of bias on the part of …
Read More »Honyenuga threatens to throw out favourable Opuni, Agongo evidence over witness’ illness
Justice Clemence Honyenuga has warned that the court he is presiding over, has the power to expunge the evidence of Dr Stephen Opuni’s second defence witness, Mr Samuel Torbi, who gave a favourable testimony to lithovit liquid fertiliser in court a little more than a week ago. When the GHS271 …
Read More »How can an energetic witness fall sick within two days? – Justice Honyenuga fumes
Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga stunned the High Court on Wednesday when he suggested that a healthy person couldn’t get sick within days. “By court, I am equally surprised at the turn of events because the witness looked very energetic to fall sick within two days,” he stated, sounding perplexed. Justice Clemence …
Read More »Opuni’s review against Supreme Court ruling on Honyenuga refused
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has refused a review application from Dr. Stephen Opuni, seeking to reverse its earlier decision for Justice Honyenuga the continue presiding over his trial at the High Court. The ordinary panel of five had on February 22, dismissed the application for prohibition on grounds …
Read More »Opuni’s attempt to remove Justice Honyenuga from COCOBOD case dismissed again
The Supreme Court has dismissed another attempt by former COCOBOD Chief Executive, Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni to get trial Judge, Clemence Honyenuga JSC off his case. Dr. Opuni filed a two-legged application at the apex court seeking to quash some decisions of the trial Judge who is sitting as an …
Read More »Don’t refer to my ruling: Honyenuga runs away from own judgement in Opuni’s case
Justice Clemence Honyenuga who is hearing the COCOBOD trial stunned everyone in court when he ordered counsel for Dr. Stephen Opuni not to make references to the judge’s own ruling on the submission of no case. “Mr Codjoe, you cannot be referring to a ruling by this court on the …
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