The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for an interlocutory injunction filed by the first accused in the Skytrain trial, Solomon Asamoah, seeking to restrain the Accra High Court from continuing with the trial.
The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) filed the application after he had applied to the Supreme Court for an order of certiorari to quash the decision of the High Court refusing his submission of no case at the close of the prosecution’s case.
The Supreme Court, presided over by Justice Senyo Dzamefe, sitting as a single Justice, dismissed the injunction application today, August 31, 2026.
Justice Dzamefe held that, based on Mr Asamoah’s own affidavit evidence, he had not disclosed a serious case to be tried.
The court said the matters complained of by the applicant were matters for appeal.
No excess of jurisdiction
Justice Dzamefe also held that the decision by the trial judge to rule on the submission of no case was not an exercise made without jurisdiction or in excess of jurisdiction.
The court further held that Mr Asamoah had not made out a case showing what irreparable harm would be caused if the injunction was not granted.
The dismissal of the application implies that proceedings in the High Court can continue while the certiorari application is pending before the Supreme Court.
The High Court has scheduled September 23, 2026 as the final extended deadline for the accused persons to file their defence, should they wish to do so.
Fresh application
Meanwhile, the second accused, Prof Christopher Ameyaw Ekumfi, the former Board Chairman of GIIF, has filed a fresh application for stay of proceedings.
The application is scheduled to be heard by the Court of Appeal on September 1, 2026.
Charges
Mr Asamoah and Prof Ekumfi are standing trial in connection with the alleged payment of $2 million for the Skytrain project without approval from the GIIF board.
