The case began following Buabeng’s arrest after filing a lawsuit against the Electoral Commission (EC) for allegedly breaching her privacy.

She claimed that her nomination forms, submitted to the EC, were obtained and read verbatim on radio by the incumbent Member of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.

Despite a court directive for the police to await her counsel’s production of her, Ms Buabeng was arrested and later granted bail. She was rearrested on November 23, 2024, after police found a voter ID card in her campaign coordinator’s possession, leading to charges of “unlawful possession of documents” and “conspiracy to commit crime.”

Initially charged under the EC Act, prosecution revised the charges under CI 91 after counsel pointed out discrepancies in the legal basis. However, the court, presided over by Her Worship Josephine Abigail Fosuaa Appiah, handed a four-day remand to the accused persons.

Prosecution’s inability to produce the accused in court during subsequent hearings, including during special voting, sparked tension among Buabeng’s supporters.

The court eventually granted bail conditions of GHC50,000 and three sureties, including a police officer of chief inspector rank. This was later revised to GHC50,000 with one surety each by the Cape Coast High Court.

On three separate occasions, the prosecution failed to present evidence, prompting the court to strike out the case on December 10, 2024, for want of prosecution.

Ms Buabeng’s counsel, Jennifred Maurice Adjei, described the prosecution’s repeated delays as a failure to substantiate their charges.

“They had no document to support the offence,” he told 3news.com, adding that the court’s decision to discharge his client was warranted.

The counsel announced plans to file lawsuits against the state for human rights violations, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, unlawful arrest, and defamation.

He is seeking GHC4 million in compensation and has vowed to pursue legal remedies to vindicate his client’s rights.

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This was after the regional police command filed an Ex-Parte injunction against the march which was scheduled for Tuesday, January 5, 2021.

The restraining order granted by Justice Kwasi Boakye is valid for ten days and was effective from December 31, 2020.

Sympathisers of the party have since been urged to refrain from engaging in activities that may go contrary to the court order.

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This comes on the back of a ban on the party from holding any demonstration in Accra after supporters took to streets across the country to protest the results of the elections.

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According to reports, four party executives, the Communications Officer, Deputy Party Treasurer and a parliamentary candidate who lost the primary were suspended and bared from partaking in any NDC event indefinitely.

However, the executives revealed the suspension is unwarranted, considering the fact that they have not breached any party law.

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To this effect, a press conference was held by those suspended to register their dissatisfaction and air their grievances to the party’s National Executives.

However, in an interview with Adom News, Nenyi Akraman, one of the suspended executives revealed upon reaching the office, some party executives mobilised “macho men with cutlasses, sticks and other offensive weapons to attack them.”

Meanwhile, some of the angry members have called on the National Executives to come to the aid of Effutu constituency before the party is destroyed.