An Accra High Court will, on Monday, February 17, 2025, empanel a new jury for the trial of private legal practitioner and activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor.

During court proceedings on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, his lawyers presented an excuse duty, indicating that their client was unwell, however, State Attorney, Esi Yankah, told the court that although she had received the document, she was yet to review it, according to a report by 3news.com.

She, therefore, requested the court to proceed with the hearing, noting that the defence had filed an application for a stay of proceedings, the report noted.

On December 12, 2024, the Supreme Court dismissed a motion filed by Barker-Vormawor's legal team which sought to quash the High Court's jurisdiction and constitutionality of the treason felony charge.

Rachel Lindsey, representing Barker-Vormawor, withdrew the application to stay proceedings following the apex court’s decision.

Consequently, Justice Mary Ekue Yanzuh struck out the application as withdrawn and adjourned the case to February 17, 2025.

Barker-Vormawor was arrested in 2022 for allegedly threatening to stage a coup after the government passed the controversial Electronic Transfers Levy (E-Levy).

He was remanded into police custody when he was first arraigned at the Ashaiman District Court on February 14, 2022, on a charge of treason felony.

On March 16, 2022, he was granted bail of GH¢2 million with two sureties, one of which was to present documents covering a landed property.


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