Gitmo 2 case to be determined on April 26

A seven member Supreme Court panel presided over by Justice William Atuguba has set April 26, 2017 as date to deliver its judgment on the Gitmo 2 case. Margaret Bamful and Henry Nana Boakye last year sued the Attorney General and Minister of Justice as well as the Minister of Interior, accusing government of illegally …

A seven member Supreme Court panel presided over by Justice William Atuguba has set April 26, 2017 as date to deliver its judgment on the Gitmo 2 case.

Margaret Bamful and Henry Nana Boakye last year sued the Attorney General and Minister of Justice as well as the Minister of Interior, accusing government of illegally bringing in the two former Gitmo detainees, without recourse to the laws of the land.

The two plaintiffs were therefore seeking a true and proper interpretation of Article 75 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, which they believe would establish their claim that the President of the Republic of Ghana acted unconstitutionally by agreeing to the transfer of Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby.

Atef and Al-Dhuby had been in detention at the fortified holding facility for 14 years by the United States after being linked with the terrorist group Al-Qaeda.

Written by: Wilberforce Asare

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