Third Witness Testifies in Trial of Assin North MP: Allegations of Forgery and Perjury
The third prosecution witness in the trial of Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, testified regarding Mr. Quayson's declaration of allegiance to Ghana and his citizenship status. Mr. Quayson faces charges of forgery and perjury related to the 2020 Assin North parliamentary election. The witness, Abubakar Sadick Yahaya, a Registrar with the Judicial Service of Ghana, confirmed his role in the election process and the reading of statutory declarations in English and Twi.
Based on the information provided, it appears that the third prosecution witness in the trial of James Gyakye Quayson, the Member of Parliament for Assin North, testified that Mr. Quayson declared he did not owe allegiance to any other country besides Ghana when he presented his nomination forms. The witness also stated that Mr. Quayson indicated in his statutory declaration that he was a Ghanaian citizen by birth.
Mr. Quayson is facing charges of forgery and perjury related to alleged offenses during the 2020 Assin North parliamentary election. The prosecution alleges that he made false statements to the Passport Office and the Electoral Commission, specifically regarding his citizenship and allegiance to a foreign country.
Abubakar Sadick Yahaya, a Registrar with the Judicial Service of Ghana and a commissioner in the Assin North election, testified about his role in the election process. He confirmed that he wrote a witness statement to the case investigator and read the content of statutory declarations, including Mr. Quayson's, in English and Twi.
The case has been adjourned to February 16 for the prosecution to call its next witness.
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