By Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has refuted assertions that the Supreme Court postponed the hearing of Richard Dela Sky’s application seeking a declaration that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly known as the anti-gay bill, is null, void, and of no effect.
Following the adjournment of the case to May 17 to allow the applicant to “file a fresh motion paper with supporting affidavit and statement of the case,” Mr. Dame stated that such claims stemmed from misinformation.
“That impression [that the hearing delayed] is misinformed and this is actually one of the matters that has been heard early. When I was in private practice, filed processes in June and the courts heard them in October and November. Gone are the days when one’s processes are filed, it takes about four months before the Supreme Court hears them.”
He further noted that the Supreme Court hears cases according to its schedule and extended his gratitude to the Chief Justice for permitting media coverage of the hearing.
“The Supreme Court hears cases taking into account the schedule of the court and the business the court has and all that and so there is nothing that has delayed this matter and as I said, the most important thing about this matter is the transparency.”
