Oppong Nkrumah's allegations were deliberate falsehood - Dr Srem-Sai

Deputy Attorney General, Justice Srem-Sai, has stated that Kojo Oppong Nkrumah’s application seeking an injunction against the vacation courts was based on falsehood.

He said the applicants were aware that the warrant issued by the Chief Justice was not specific to only two cases but was a general warrant covering several judges.

In a social media post, Justice Srem-Sai said the applicant and his lawyers built their case on the allegation that the Chief Justice had assigned “selected cases” to two judges to be heard during the legal vacation.

He said they subsequently applied for an injunction against the two judges.

“However, in court, their own evidence showed that their allegation was a deliberate falsehood. Their Exhibit D shows that the CJ’s warrant was general and not specific to any particular case. Worse, Exhibit E shows that as many as 29 judges, not two, are sitting during the legal vacation,” he said.

“The point, however, is that they have succeeded in preventing the courts from working for one week. Never underestimate the power of deliberate falsehood. Da yie,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has dismissed Kojo Oppong Nkrumah’s application seeking to restrain two vacation courts—Specialised Court 1 and Specialised Court 2—from sitting pending the determination of his writ challenging the warrant authorising the judges to sit during the legal vacation.

The court was presided over by Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang (JSC).

The ruling paves the way for Specialised Court 1 to resume hearings in the cases of Republic v Kwabena Adu Boahene and Republic v Hanan Abdul Wahab Aludiba & Others, scheduled for Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

On Monday, August 17, Specialised Court 1 agreed to a submission by counsel for the accused persons in Republic v Adu Boahene & 2 Ors and suspended the hearings pending the outcome of the injunction application filed at the Supreme Court.

With the injunction application dismissed, Specialised Court 1 is expected to sit for the cross-examination of the fourth prosecution witness in Republic v Kwabena Adu Boahene & 2 Ors (the cybersecurity software case).

The court is also expected to hear legal arguments on the effect of a stay of proceedings filed at the Court of Appeal in Republic v Hanan Abdul Wahab Aludiba & Another.