Litigant jailed for criticising judges

Deborah Seyram Adablah, the woman at the centre of a high-profile legal dispute with a banker, has been sentenced to 45 days in prison, reports My Joy Online. The sanction is for contempt of court after posting disparaging remarks about judges handling her case. She was summoned to the Accra High Court to appear in court to explain why she should not be held in contempt for two viral videos in which she criticised the judiciary. The videos, which circulated widely on social media, were previously played in open court and deemed to undermine the authority and dignity of the court. The case stems from Adablah’s long-running legal battle with a banker over alleged breach of contract in a widely publicised dispute that began two years ago. The court ruled in November 2023 that the case lacked merit after it agreed that no substantive issue was raised by Adablah in her suit. The recent videos, however, shifted focus to her direct criticism of the judiciary, prompting the court to summon her.