Barker-Vormawor thrown out from courtroom for exchanging words with judge

The embattled FixTheCountry Movement convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor has was thrown out from the Ashaiman District Court.

The FixTheCountry convener was making his second appearance in court on Monday, 28 February 2022.

The convener engaged the Judge in argument when the court sought to clarify from the accused’s lawyer about his application seeking court jurisdiction on personal liberty.

The accused noted that he “will not glorify the court.”

The judge then asked his lawyers to take him out of the court.

The convener, has been charged with treason felony by the police.

He made his first appearance at the Ashaiman District Court on Monday, February 14 where he was denied bail and remanded into custody.

The Presiding Judge, Her Honour Eleanor Barnes said taking into consideration the nature of the offence, her court does not have jurisdiction to grant bail.

She, however, directed that Mr of Oliver Barker-Vormawor be allowed access to his lawyer, and three family members from 10am to 4pm daily.

He was arrested on Friday, 11 February 2022 at the Kotoka International Airport when he returned from the UK for making suggestive coup threats on social media.

The Police has indicated that his “post contained a clear statement of intent with a possible will to execute a coup in his declaration of intent to subvert the constitution of the Republic”.