{"id":180227,"date":"2024-05-09T05:42:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T05:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/09\/indefinite-adjournment-of-anti-lgbtq-bill-case-worrying\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T05:42:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T05:42:42","slug":"indefinite-adjournment-of-anti-lgbtq-bill-case-worrying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/09\/indefinite-adjournment-of-anti-lgbtq-bill-case-worrying\/","title":{"rendered":"Indefinite adjournment of anti-LGBTQ+ bill case worrying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, the Member of Parliament for South Dayi, has expressed worry at the Supreme Court\u2019s decision to adjourn the hearing of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill indefinitely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The South Dayi MP said that given the high public interest in the case and the specific request for an expedited hearing, the court should have given a definite date for the parties to return.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI got worried by the adjournment sine die on grounds that matters such as these that have high public interest and also being heard <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">pursuant to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a specific request\u2026the court ordinarily would have adjourned to a specific date, then give a timeline to parties who have been directed by the court to file processes to do so,\u201d he stated on Eyewitness News with Selorm Adonoo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mr Dafeamekpor explained that there are implications if parliament were to be dissolved before the hearing concludes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He argued that a bill is considered complete once it has passed through parliament after the third reading, as per the procedure outlined under Article 106 of the constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIt depends on the interpretation displayed on what constitutes the bill. 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There is an interim procedure between when it is passed by parliament after the third reading and the procedure outlined under Article 106 in the constitution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Supreme Court on May 8, directed Richard Dela Sky, to file a new motion for an order for an interlocutory injunction on the transmission of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill to the President for consideration and subsequent assent by the President pending the final determination of the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This follows two applications filed by his lawyers to amend the reliefs he is seeking in the interlocutory injunction and to file supplementary affidavits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The lawyer of Richard Dela Sky by the first application sought to amend the reliefs as they observed an omission on the motion paper for the interlocutory injunction.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, the Member of Parliament for South Dayi, has expressed worry at the Supreme Court\u2019s decision to adjourn the hearing of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill indefinitely.\u00a0 The South Dayi MP said that given the high public interest in the case and the specific request for an expedited hearing, the court should have given a definite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":180228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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