Court dismisses Charles Bissue’s case against OSP, slapped with GH₵10,000 cost for wasting time

The Human Rights Court has thrown out a suit filed by Charles Bissue against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) ordering him to pay a cost of GH₵10,000 for wasting the court's time.

The court found Bissue's claims—that the OSP had unlawfully obtained an arrest warrant to harass him—to be without basis, describing them as a “figment of his imagination.”

The case stemmed from an earlier injunction Bissue had secured, in which he requested a 10-day ex parte order to prevent the OSP from arresting him.

Bissue’s lawyers argued that the OSP had unlawfully obtained an arrest warrant, which they claimed was being used to target their client. However, the court confirmed that the OSP had never obtained such a warrant.

In a judicial review application, Bissue sought to quash a supposed arrest warrant, nullify a notice declaring him wanted by the OSP, and prohibit any further attempts by the OSP to arrest him until the matter was resolved.

Justice Nana Brew presided over the case, examining the full details of the docket and emphasizing that the primary issue was whether an arrest warrant had been issued by the Kaneshie District Court in favour of the OSP.

He stated that the burden of proof lay with Bissue to demonstrate that such a warrant existed, which he failed to do.

Consequently, the judge dismissed the application and imposed a GH₵10,000 cost against Bissue, to be paid to the OSP.

-Citinewsroom