Court Releases Baffour Awuah’s Passport for Parliamentary Duties as AG Raises No Objection

The High Court in Accra has granted an application by Manhyia South Member of Parliament, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, for the release of his passport to enable him to undertake official parliamentary assignments outside Ghana while his criminal trial continues.

The decision was made on Thursday, November 12, 2026, by the Commercial Court 5 Division, presided over by Justice Charity Akosua Asem, after the MP’s legal team requested a variation of his bail conditions.

Baffour Awuah’s passport had been kept at the court registry as part of the conditions attached to his GH¢10 million bail granted in October.

His lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, argued that retaining the passport was necessary for his client to perform his parliamentary responsibilities, including travelling abroad for official assignments.

He further maintained that the MP was not a flight risk, pointing to parliamentary regulations that require lawmakers to attend sittings. Under Article 97(1)(c) of the 1992 Constitution, an MP may lose his seat after missing 15 sittings without the Speaker’s written permission and a reasonable explanation.

Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai, who represented the prosecution, did not oppose the application.

The court subsequently varied the bail conditions and directed that the passport be released to the MP, allowing him to travel for parliamentary duties without having to repeatedly seek permission from the court.

Baffour Awuah is facing charges including conspiracy, intentionally causing financial loss to the state and money laundering in connection with legal services he provided to SIC Savings and Loans in a loan recovery dispute involving an alleged GH¢9.85 million loss.

He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Although the latest ruling allows him to retrieve his passport, the MP remains subject to the other bail conditions, and his criminal trial is expected to continue.

The prosecution will still have to establish its case before the court, while Baffour Awuah retains the presumption of innocence until proven guilty.

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