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James Gyakye Quayson

Ghanaian member of Parliament for Assin North who was tried in the High Court on forgery, perjury and false declaration charges linked to his 2020 candidacy and acquitted in April 2025.

Latest ruling source 10 Apr 2025Docket checked 27 Oct 20263 sources

  1. Question

    What did the court decide?

  2. Where it stands

    DecidedWhere it stands

    1 case recorded. Most recent: The Republic v James Gyakye Quayson (decided).

  3. Detail

    The Republic v James Gyakye Quayson

    Decided
    Court
    High Court, Accra
    Parties
    The Republic (Attorney-General) v James Gyakye Quayson

    What was claimed

    Five charges including forgery of a passport or travel certificate, knowingly making a false statutory declaration, perjury and false declaration for office, alleging he held Canadian citizenship when he filed to contest the 2020 election.

    What the court decided

    2025-04-09: court upheld a no-case submission, finding no false declarations in his 2020 nomination forms and no dishonest intent (he had applied to renounce Canadian citizenship); acquitted and discharged.1 2

  4. Judgments and reports

    1. SecondaryGyakye Quayson acquitted and discharged by High CourtCiti Newsroom · 9 Apr 2025
    2. SecondaryDiscontinue criminal case against Gyakye Quayson - PNC to AGGraphic Online (Daily Graphic) · 30 Jun 2023

Legal status: Public Figure Record Verified

Docket note

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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