The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, Mr James Gyakye Quayson, who has been accused of forgery and perjury, has been granted bail withinside the sum of GH₵100,000 with one surety with the aid of using the Accra High Court.
The courtroom docket, presided over through Justice Mary Maame Ekue Nsenkyire, admitted the MP to bail after he had pleaded now no longer responsible to 5 counts of forgery of passport or tour certificate, knowingly creating a fake statutory statement, perjury and fake assertion for office.
Lawyer for Mr Quayson, Mr Tsatsu Tsikata had prayed the courtroom docket to provide his patron a self recognisance bail, however the courtroom docket refused on the idea of the problems the bailiff had in serving the MP with the courtroom docket process.
A Deputy Attorney- General (A-G), Mr Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, additionally prayed the courtroom docket now no longer to supply the MP with a self-recognisance bail, arguing that the kingdom went to awesome period for you to serve Mr Quayson with the courtroom docket process.
State prosecutors have charged Mr Quayson on 5 counts of forgery of passport or journey certificate, knowingly creating a fake statutory statement, perjury and fake announcement for office.
It is the case of the prosecution that Mr Quayson allegedly made a fake assertion to the Passport Office that he did now no longer keep a passport to some other usa whilst he implemented for a Ghanaian Passport.
In addition, the prosecution has accused Mr Quayson of creating a fake announcement to the Electoral Commission (EC) to the impact that he (Quayson) did now no longer owe any allegiance to a overseas u . s . a . whilst he filed to contest as candidate for the Assin North seat.
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