The bench warrant for Madina MP Francis-Xavier Sosu issued on Monday, November 29, has been revoked by the Kaneshie District Court.
This comes after Francis-Xavier Sosu’s lawyers filed an application to have the warrant issued by the court revoked.
On Tuesday, November 29, the legislator’s legal team also applied to the High Court for a Stay of Execution to prevent the bench warrant from being issued.
The Madina MP, along with some members of the Minority in Parliament, appeared in court on Wednesday to face charges of illegally blocking public highways and destroying public property by Madina Constituency residents during a street protest organized by Mr Sosu.
Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader, former Deputy Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, MP for Odododiodoo, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, James Agalga, Techiman MP, Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare, and others accompanied him.
Following the hearing, the court reversed its original directive and rescheduled the next hearing for January 12, 2022.
Mr Francis-Xavier Sosu had missed two court dates due to Parliamentary obligations outside the nation, as his legal team had informed him.
The legislator was missing from court for the third time due to his participation in the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, which was deliberating public comments on the Promotion of Proper Human Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021.
Because an MP cannot send someone to represent him in a criminal matter, Prosecutor, ASP Sylvester Asare, has asked for a warrant to be issued for his arrest.
After hearing his submission, the magistrate in charge of the case, Oheneba Kuffour, issued a warrant for the Madina MP’s arrest.
Meanwhile, Mr. Francis-Xavier Sosu claims that “strange guys following me and observed around my residence and business regions” are endangering his life and those of his family.
In a press release dated November 30, he said, “I desire to remind the President of the Republic of Ghana and the Ghana Police Service that as a statesman serving my nation in my capacity as a Member of Parliament, my personal protection and the security of my family should have been their concern.”