The High Court has set June 23 to rule on whether the trial of James Gyakye Quayson, the National Democratic Congress' Parliamentary candidate for Assin North constituency should be put on hold.

Today, the court sat for the hearing of the application to vary the High Court's order to sit on a daily basis for James Gyakye Quayson’s case which involves allegations of forgery and perjury related to certain offenses ahead of the 2020 Assin North parliamentary election.

On Tuesday, the legal counsel of Mr Quayson led by Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata filed processes urging the court to review its decision to hear the case on a daily basis.

Lawyer Tsikata prayed the court to adjourn proceedings to June 28 to provide his client ample time to campaign for the Assin North by-election slated for June 27.

But Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah Yeboah informed the court his office had not been served with the court processes thus requested that the trial continues and the arguments against the day-to-day hearing be dealt with on Wednesday.

He also resubmitted concerns raised by the Attorney-General, Godfred Dame with regards to the need for an assiduous trial as Mr Quayson had not been assigned any national duties.

Lawyer Tsikata then pointed out that “there is actually proof of service on the docket.”

The matters that are the subject matters of the motion, logically precede the continuation of the trial. We were referring to the extraneous, prejudicial and unjustified and insulting remarks that were made by the Attorney General in seeking an application for a day-to-day hearing.

“And that was after my learned friend had made it clear, that the accused person is in fact a parliamentary candidate for an election that has been fixed for the 27th of June.” Mr Tsikata stated.

After hearing both parties, the judge stayed proceedings for Tuesday and adjourned the hearing of the motion.

In court today, the judge also ruled to grant permission to Mr James Gyakye Quayson to be absent from the next adjourned date.