Supreme Court rises to reconvene on April 22
The Supreme Court announced on Thursday it was taking a break to
reconvene on Monday, April 22, 2013, in the hearing of the election
petition case currently before the Court.
The Court began the first session of Thursday's proceedings with a continuation of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's testimony.
Dr
Bawumia who is second petitioner in the case, had tendered his evidence
in Court, led by Mr Philip Addison, Lead Counsel for the petitioners.
Subsequently,
proceedings moved into a different gear when Mr Tony Lithur, Counsel
for President John Dramani Mahama, subjected Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to a
session of cross examination.
Mr Lithur dwelt his argument mainly
on the aspect of alleged irregularities, producing "Pink Sheets" as
evidence to demolish the claims made earlier by Dr Bawumia.
The
other petitioners in the landmark election case are Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo, Presidential candidate of the NPP, and Mr Jake
Obetsebi-Lamptey, Chairman of the party.
They are challenging
the outcome of the December 2012 elections which they claim was flawed
on the grounds of alleged electoral irregularities.
President Mahama, the Electoral Commission and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are the respondents in the case
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