Just In : Court Dismisses Kusi Boateng's Case Against Okudzeto Ablakwa

Rev. Kusi Boateng's contempt case against North Tongu MP is dismissed by the court...slams him with a GHS10,000 fine

Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng, Secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana, filed a contempt case against the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The Accra High Court dismissed the case.


After the judge dismissed the case on the grounds that the evidence presented by the Secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana was riddled with inconsistencies and doubt and therefore failed to meet the legal standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, the court has awarded the complainant GHS10,000 in court costs.

Reverend Kusi Boateng submitted a motion requesting that Mr. Ablakwa be sentenced to prison for his behavior.

On Friday, February 3, the North Tongu lawmaker is alleged to have kicked a summons intended for him by a court bailiff.


When the bailiff approached him at the forecourt of Accra-based Metro TV to serve Rev. Kusi Boateng's writ, he claimed he was on his way to Parliament under the pretext of being on his way.

Because the matter was pending before the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), the writ was issued to prevent the lawmaker from further commenting on the clergyman's case of dual identity.

The motion was also intended to attract the court's attention to a potential contempt case against the member of parliament.

"When the Bailiff of this Honorable Court reminded the Respondent that Parliament was in recess, the Respondent then claimed that he was on his way to a meeting of one of the committees of Parliament, an allegation that has since been proven to be a lie told by the Respondent solely to avoid service of court processes on him.


"My Counsel has informed me, and I firmly believe the same to be true, that the immunities available to members of Congress from being personally served with court documents can only be invoked when the member in question has been convicted of a felony."

The Respondent could not have invoked this immunity on February 3, 2023, because the Parliament of Ghana was in recess.

"...dissatisfied with the Respondent's excuses for evading service of Exhibits VKB1 and VKB2, the Court Officer carried out his statutory duty of personally serving the Respondent with court documents by leaving the documents as close as possible to the Respondent."


The politician then threw the documents to the ground and drove away.

Rev. Kusi Boateng, also known as Kwabena Adu Gyamfi, prayed as follows: "I have been informed by my counsel, and I believe it to be true, that this Honorable Court has the authority to commit the Respondent to prison for his conduct in order to protect the administration of justice and serve as a deterrent to other individuals."

Mr. Ablakwa responded to the lawsuit by stating that he did not fear imprisonment.

"Let it be known to the contemptible forces of tyranny that I am not afraid of imprisonment.

"I would rather be a political prisoner of conscience than be coerced and compromised into a deal with the Republic's corrosive enemies," he tweeted.

Mr. Ablakwa told journalists on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, following the dismissal of the case, that the dismissal "gives us the verve, the impetus, and the inspiration to continue doing what is right in the national interest." Nothing will now impede our progress. We will no longer be distracted by all of these machinations and misuse of the legal system.

"I am pleased that the judge firmly established the court's authority, dismissed the case, and awarded costs so that we can concentrate on the work we are doing for God and country," he reiterated.