State prosecutors intend to produce the fifth prosecution witness in the sodomy trial of Dr Sulley Ali Gabass, the senior medical doctor of the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi.

At the hearing of the case yesterday, the defence counsel completed its much anticipated cross-examination of

Dr Nii Aryeh, the surgeon from the Korle-Bu Hospital.

Dr Aryeh, who is the fourth prosecution witness in the trial, was quizzed by the defence counsel on his evidence to the court.

The court presided over by Mrs Rita Agyeman-Budu had, at the last hearing, adjourned the case to yesterday because John Benson, lead counsel and lawyer for Dr Gabass, had brought a letter to the court informing it that he (Benson) was indisposed.

With the cross-examination of Dr Aryeh now over, the prosecution has served notice to produce its next witness on April 1, 2015—the next adjourned date.

The Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital senior medical officer is before the court for allegedly sodomising a 16-year-old Senior High School student.

Dr Ali Gabass has been in custody over a two-count charge of defiling a child under 16 years and unnatural carnal knowledge, an offence he has denied.

He is alleged to have in the months of October 2013 and April 2014 at Kasoa and Alajo respectively had unnatural carnal knowledge of the victim aged 16.

According to the police, during the month of October 2013, Dr. Gabass arranged and met the victim at Kasoa New Market Area where he forcibly had anal sex with the victim in his car in front of the Kasoa HFC Bank.

During Police interrogation, Dr Gabass admitted knowing the victim as a friend, but denied having anal sex with him.