Applications filed before the court by the accused person, Hajia Fati, requested that Judge Isaac Addo recuse himself from the case as well as revoke the court’s final ruling on the case and stay its execution of a bench warrant issued against the accused.

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Counsel for the accused moving the motions for the three applications argued that the defendant’s decision to file the applications was informed by instances of impartiality showed by the court.

“Applicant says the court by its actions has shown bias by issuing a bench warrant in circumstances in which the applicant was ill and could not appear before the court, even when the applicant had provided to the court a medical report to prove her claim,” he said.

Arguing further, counsel for the accused said a petition sent to former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo was still under consideration, and the court needed to wait for a response concerning the petition from the Chief Justice before moving ahead to give its judgment on the matter.

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But responding to the applications put before the court, Judge Isaac Addo said the petition sent to the former Chief Justice had been dismissed by Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo herself and on the back of the gross disrespect showed the court by the accused, the other two applications were dismissed.  

Judge Isaac Addo adjourned the case to April 3, 2020, to deliver the court’s final judgment on the matter.

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This follows several efforts, including issuing a bench warrant against her, by the court to get the staunch NPP supporter to appear before it.

She is to be arrested on sight by the police.

Madam Fati and her lawyer on March 5, 2020, again failed to appear before the Adjabeng Magistrate Court for the final ruling on the criminal case between her and Adom FM reporter, Ohemaa Sakyiwaa Ahwenepa.

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Reacting to Ms Fati’s show of contempt for the court, a furious Judge Isaac Addo, asserted the final ruling on the matter will be given on March 13, 2020, whether the defendant and her counsel appeared before the court or not, making this the third time the final ruling on the matter had been adjourned since December 4, 2019.

Background

Adom FM’s Charity Akosua Sakyiwaa, popularly known as Ohemaa Sakyiwaa Ahwenepa, was on May 2018,  assaulted by the NPP supporter at the party’s headquarters.

In her defense, Ms Fati said she took the reporter for an onion seller as the reporter neither sought her permission prior to taking photos of her nor did she introduce herself as a journalist.

The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court, presided over by her ladyship Gifty Adjei Addo, on December 2, 2019 awarded a total cost of GH¢ 10,000.00 against the vociferous NPP supporter for assaulting the Multimedia Group reporter.