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    Supreme Court Quashes Warrant Against Kevin Taylor

    charles AkorBy charles AkorJuly 22, 2025 Featured No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Supreme Court Overturns Arrest Warrant Against Journalist Kevin Taylor in Landmark Ruling

    Free Speech Victory: Court Rules 2020 Bench Warrant Unlawful

    July 12, 2024ย – In a landmark decision today,ย Ghana’s Supreme Courtย overturned a controversialย 2020 bench warrantย issued for the arrest ofย US-based Ghanaian journalist Kevin Taylor. The ruling ends aย five-year legal battleย that raised critical questions aboutย press freedom and judicial accountabilityย in Ghana.

    Why Was Kevin Taylor Facing Arrest?

    The case stems from aย January 16, 2020,ย Facebook video where Taylor made remarks aboutย Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, then presiding over the high-profileย National Communications Authority (NCA) $4 million embezzlement case.

    Taylor alleged thatย Justice Kyei Baffour’s promotion to the Court of Appealย was linked to his handling of the NCA trial involvingย former Board Chairman Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie and four others. The judge deemed the commentsย “scandalous”ย and a threat toย public confidence in the judiciary, issuing aย contempt of court warrantย for Taylor’s arrest.

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    Supreme Court’s July 12, 2024 Decision

    In today’s ruling, theย Supreme Courtย declared the warrantย unlawful, stating itย failed to meet legal standardsย for contempt proceedings. Key findings included:

    • No proper legal basisย for the contempt charge

    • Violation of due processย in issuing the warrant

    • Potential chilling effectย on free speech and journalism

    Why This Case Matters for Ghana

    Thisย July 12 rulingย sets anย important precedentย for:
    โœ”ย Press freedomย โ€“ Protecting journalists’ right to critique public officials
    โœ”ย Judicial accountabilityย โ€“ Clarifying limits of contempt powers
    โœ”ย Constitutional rightsย โ€“ Reinforcing due process safeguards

    Taylor’s Reaction & Next Steps

    Taylor, who hasย consistently defended his commentsย asย legitimate journalism, welcomed today’s verdict. Legal experts suggest the ruling couldย discourage similar contempt casesย against critics of the judiciary.

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