‘I’ve committed no crime to fear jail; I believe in the justice system’ — Gyakye Quayson

James Gyakye Quayson, the Member of Parliament for Assin North has said he is not afraid of going to jail if found guilty of the charges against him.

Mr Quayson, who is currently facing forgery and perjury charges, expressed his faith in the justice system and maintained that he will ultimately be cleared of all charges.

Speaking in an exclusive interview on Citi TV's "Face to Face" monitored by ModernGhana News, Mr Quayson emphasized his trust in both the judicial process and the collective conscience of the people.

When queried by host Umaru Sanda about going to Nsawam prison should he be proven guilty, the Assin North MP responded, "No, why should I? I believe in the justice system.

“The fundamental thing about any judicial matter is that the person intended to commit that crime. Did he plan it? I have not planned anything like that."

"My strongest conviction is that this is just a matter of time, when you believe you have done the right thing, you shouldn’t be afraid," he added.

"I trust the court will deliver a very positive verdict, I trust my lawyers, I trust the conscience of the people," he asserted.

Mr Quayson, who has been charged with deceit of a public officer, forgery of passport and making a false statutory declaration disclosed that he had been using his dual citizenship status since 2009.

According to him, he obtained the necessary documentation from the Ministry of Interior and subsequently traveled between Ghana and Canada without using a passport.

"The Ghanaian authorities recognize me as a dual citizen person, so how can the same person be applying for or renewing his passport, and you say I don’t have any other nationality? It doesn’t make sense.

“Unless they also don’t check their own records. So I don’t fear going to jail at all," asserted Mr. Quayson.