Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has been denied the opportunity to halt his ongoing criminal trial.

The High Court has asserted its authority to proceed with the case, disregarding the various legal actions filed at both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

Mr Quayson is facing charges that include perjury and forgery. Despite the court's initial intention to hold daily hearings, the legislator has attempted to halt the proceedings by submitting legal motions to the Court of Appeal.

Additionally, he has filed another request at the Supreme Court, asserting that the Attorney General has failed to provide him with the complete set of evidence to be used against him.

However, the High Court dismissed Quayson's requests, affirming its jurisdiction to continue the trial without delay.

“We have filed an application for a stay of proceedings that has been set for Wednesday the 19th of July at the Court of Appeal. We have also filed in the Supreme Court, a motion invoking the supervisory jurisdiction for an order directed at this court to quash the decision made on the 16th of July and another to prohibit the court from proceeding with the case,” lead counsel for the MP Tsatsu Tsikata earlier told the court.

Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame disagreed with this view and pointed out that the court should proceed since no order has been issued by either the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court.

“Respectfully, the prayer before you is without any basis. And I am not surprised he has not referred you to any rule of law. It is an attempt to deny the court the right to hear the case. It is an attempt to prevent the continuation of the trial and I pray the court to disregard the request,” he stated.

The court presided over by Justice Mary Yanzuh ruled that in the absence of any court order halting proceedings, the court will proceed with the case.