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Their conviction had followed disrespect and disregard shown to the Ahanta Traditional Council (ATC) Correspondence from Western Region A Sekondi High Court presided over by G. K. Gyan-Kontoh ‘J’ has convicted Nana Kofi Nyankum IV a.
k.a Kwamena Kumpong and Emmanuel Amo, Ex-parte, two members of the Akona Royal Family of Pretsia in Ahanta Traditional Area for contempt of court. Their conviction follows disrespect and disregard shown to the Ahanta Traditional Council (ATC).
The background of the matter, according to the court, is that the parties in this matter, are members of the Akona Royal Family of Pretsia who have been engaged in family feud. “This is an intra family dispute which eventually went to the Judicial Committee of the Ahanta Traditional Council (ATC). In the course of the pendency of the matter at the Judicial Committee of Ahanta Traditional Council, the applicant (Ebusuapanyin Nyame Ntede Dasinyi) herein, then also an applicant, did apply for and obtained an order of Interlocutory injunction restraining the respondents (Nana Kofi Nyankum IV a.
k.a Kwamena Kumpong and Emmanuel Amo,Ex-parte herein from dealing with the property of Akona Royal Family. The applicant, according to him, is the head of the Akona Royal Family of Pretsia.
He, having been nominated, selected and installed as such by the family” According to the applicant, the 1st respondent (Chief) and the 2nd respondent from the same family and together, misconducted themselves and mishandled and misplaced the family property and also disrespected the elders of the family and failed to account to the family and so instituted an action against them at the ATC (Judicial Committee) and after applying for, and obtaining an order of interlocutory injunction in the presence of the respondents on 13th December 2021, the respondents disregarded the said ruling and alienated portions of the family land and with intention and deliberate disregard to the ruling of the Judicial Committee. The respondents executed exhibit D (indenture) on 20th December 2021. For the 2nd respondent to have averred therefore that he signed exhibit D (Indenture) before the ruling of 13th December 2021 is very unfortunate and the 2nd respondent needs to be committed in this act of falsehood.
Indeed, this court is convinced that the 2nd respondent sought to call the bailiff of the Judicial Committee of Ahanta Traditional Council when it delivered it ruling on 13th December 2021 and signed exhibit D (Indenture) on 20th December 2021 to prove to the Judicial Committee that it actually had no teeth to bite. The 2nd respondent, by that singular act sought to throw his muscles that he was above the authority of the Judicial Committee and so could do what he liked by virtue of his questionable position as the head of family. For the applicant, the respondents conduct was willful in disregarding the ruling of the Judicial Committee and this amounted to a mockery of the authority of the Judicial Committee and to create mayhem.
According to the applicant, the only weapon left to him now, is to use this court’s armoury of contempt which can reach any person no matter how recalcitrant he might be. According to the applicant, the respondents ought to be punished and be sent to prison for voluntarily and willfully undermining the authority of the Judicial Committee. The respondents, although disagreed vehemently with sections of the applicant’s case, the respected judge however upheld the position of the applicant based on the position of law.
“I am convinced beyond any shred of doubt that the respondents are in contempt of court” On the ruling on Tuesday 15th April 2025, the respected judge stated “I accordingly find the respondents liable and thus proceed to convict them accordingly. I therefore find the respondents guilty of contempt of court and I do hereby convict them accordingly” G.K.
Gyan -Kontoh ‘J’ concluded. The decision, to convict the suspects, Nana Kofi Nyankum IV a.k.
a Kwamena Kumpong, 1st respondent, and Emmanuel Amo, Ex- parte 2nd respondent, had stemmed on an application filed on 3rd July 2024 by Ebusuapanyin Nyame Ntede Dasinyi for an order to commit the suspects (Respondents) for contempt of court for interfering and or dealing with the Akona Royal family of Pretsia land. The applicant, (Ebusuapanyin Nyame Ntede Dasinyi) supported the application with a 19 paragraphed affidavit and some annexures marked as exhibits. These included, a copy of the writ of summons and statement of case, a copy of the application for an interlocutory injunction, the ruling on the application for an interlocutory injunction, a copy of indenture, a copy of obituary, a copy of the motion on notice and a copy of the notice of appeal.
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