Supreme Court to hear LGBTQ matter

Ghana’s Supreme Court says it will hold off on an expected ruling on injunction applications that would have determined if Parliament could transmit the controversial anti-LGBTQ Bill to the President for signing. The Accra Times reports that the panel led by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo said it would instead conduct an early trial for the original lawsuits filed by Dr Amada Odoi and Richard Dela Sky seeking declarations on the Bill's unconstitutionality and violations. ‘That by considering the peculiar merits of the purposes of this application at this time, we hold the view that an early trial of the action will serve the course of justice better in view of the fact that it would render a clear view of the constitutional issues raised but than a sustained dispute over interlocutory matters,’ Torkornoo said. The court said it would deliver the ruling on the injunctions on the same day of the final judgment on the original suits as it believes a consolidated decision would provide context and clarity to the issues raised by the plaintiffs.