I find patent procedural irregularities or violations of law in the reported events of Friday, September 19, 2014 culminating in the termination of the trial in Republic vrs. Baffour Gyan.If the media reports, largely corroborated by the defence lawyer, regarding what transpired in the Kumasi Circuit Court (KMA) are accurate or substantially so, then the complainant, the police prosecutor, the Judge and, to an extent, the lawyers may all be caught in acts inconsistent with the law.

The Daily Graphic’s investigations published on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 casts a terribly bad image on the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Ms Lauretta Lamptey, and the concerned state actors. How did the state come to spend $203,500 in 37 months for her rent? Why should she live in a $456.25 per night hotel accommodation after the US$5,500 monthly rent for her apartment at the exquisite AU Village expired? Why has Ms Lamptey’s official residence renovation at the cost of GH¢182,000 taken so long yet remains uncompleted?

CABINET SUBVERSION OF THE COLLECTIVE WILL: The President (late John Mills) relied on a constitutional mandate (Article 278) to produce the Constitution Review Commission of Inquiry Instrument, 2010 (C.I. 64). This birthed and backed the CRC in its year long work. On the strength of Article 280, he later issued a White Paper on 15th June 2012. But can it be said that on this special occasion, Cabinet did/has not attempted to subvert the collective will? Coup! Cabinet torpedoed the collective will by its half-hearted handling of the CRC report. Yes, it accepted over 90% of the recommendations, but it is equally evident that the few rejected form easily the most fundamental, thoroughly significant aspects.