Court dismisses Charles Bissue’s suit against OSP, orders him to pay ₵10k

The Human Rights Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Charles Bissue against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), directing him to pay GHS10,000 in costs for wasting the court’s time.

Mr. Bissue had alleged that the OSP unlawfully obtained an arrest warrant to intimidate him. However, presiding judge Justice Nana Brew categorically dismissed these claims, describing them as a “figment of his imagination.”

The legal proceedings began when Mr. Bissue obtained a 10-day ex parte injunction, temporarily barring the OSP from arresting him. His legal team argued that the OSP had sought an arrest warrant as a means of harassment.

Yet, the court confirmed that no such warrant had ever been issued, with Justice Brew clarifying that the OSP had not pursued one.

Seeking further legal protection, Mr. Bissue filed a judicial review application aimed at quashing the alleged arrest warrant, invalidating the OSP’s notice declaring him wanted, and blocking any further attempts to arrest him until the case concluded.

Justice Brew, however, stressed that the core issue was whether an arrest warrant had indeed been issued by the Kaneshie District Court at the OSP’s request, a claim Bissue needed to substantiate.

“Bissue failed to establish the existence of any such warrant,” Justice Brew declared, dismissing the application and ordering him to pay GH₵10,000 to the OSP.