The Kaneshie District Court in Accra has adjourned The case involving the Member of Parliament for the Madina Constituency, Mr Francis-Xavier Sosu, to 16th of November 2021.
The court case comes after Some residents of Ayimensa, Kweiman, Danfa and La Nkwantanang in the Madina Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, clashed with Police on Monday 25th October 2021 after the latter attempted to arrest the Member of Parliament for the area, Lawyer Francis Sosu during a “Fix Our Roads” demonstration to press home their demand for better roads in the area.
The stalemate lasted for about 15 minutes but the MP managed to sneak into his car to evade arrest but the determined officers pursued him to his car. Lawyer Sosu further resisted the arrest and sped off.
The Police on Sunday 31st October 2021 again tried to arrest Lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu for the second time at the Believers House of Prayer Ministries in Madina.
The security personnel allegedly surrounded the church in an attempt to arrest the lawyer while he was worshipping on Sunday.
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Member of Parliament for the Madina Constituency, Mr Francis-Xavier Sosu, was scheduled for court today 8th November 2021 after the police administration filed two charges against the lawmaker for the Fix Our Roads demo.
The police has charged lawyer Sosu with obstructing the highway and causing damage to public property.
Atinka New’s Madugu Ebenezer who was in court today said Sosu was not in court and that according to the lawyers of the lawmaker, he (Sosu) is out of the country on parliamentary duties.
The court will recall the case on November 16.
Private Legal practitioner, Lawyer Nkrabea Effah Darteh, who commented on the issue when it came up explained that he expected Francis Sosu to know better than being headstrong.
“ I do not understand what’s going on in Madina because the MP is a lawyer like myself and I know lawyers and Policemen are brothers. I expected him to just go to the Police station and report himself for questioning. it was a fix our roads demo and It’s not as if anybody wanted to put him in cells. I don’t understand why Francis is doing this. I don’t understand. This is a simple matter and I don’t know why he wants this to become a big issue. It’s not the best,” Lawyer Nkrabea Effah Darteh told Kaakyire Ofori Ayim.
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