The High Court in Accra is set to deliver a ruling today, July 11, on the application for a stay of proceedings in the case involving the Assin North legislator, James Gyakye Quayson.

Quayson is currently facing charges of forgery and perjury at the High Court in Accra.

His legal team has filed an application for the court to stay the proceedings, allowing the Court of Appeal to review the trial judge's decision to hear the case on a daily basis.

Lead counsel Tsatsu Tsikata argued that proceeding without a stay would prejudge the appeal, while the prosecution, led by Godfred Dame, opposed the application.

The issues for Quayson began when he declared his intention to contest the Assin North Parliamentary elections in 2020.

A group called the 'Concerned Citizens of Assin North' petitioned the Electoral Commission to withdraw his candidature, claiming he was a Canadian citizen.

Despite the petition, Quayson successfully contested on behalf of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and secured the victory with 55.21% of the votes.

Following his victory, a resident of Assin Bereku filed a petition at the Cape Coast High Court to annul his declaration as the MP.

After three years of court proceedings, the Supreme Court concluded the case on May 17 and directed Parliament to remove his name from its records. Subsequently, he won the seat again through a by-election.

In a related development, Quayson has cited KT Hammond, the MP for Adansi Asokwa and Minister of Trade and Industry, for contempt.

He filed the necessary processes at the High Court, seeking punishment for Hammond's alleged prejudicial comments in an ongoing case against him. Quayson's lawyers claim that Hammond accused their client of being guilty and stated that he would go to jail in a media interview.