The High Court in Accra has granted an application by the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, to retrieve his passport, which had been held by the court as part of his bail conditions.
The Commercial Court 5 Division made the order on Thursday, November 12, 2026, during the MP’s ongoing criminal trial, in which he faces charges of allegedly causing financial loss to the state and money laundering.
The case stems from legal representations he reportedly made on behalf of SIC Savings and Loans Limited in a loan recovery dispute, which the state alleges involved criminal conduct.
During Thursday’s proceedings, counsel for the MP, Samuel Atta Akyea, urged the court to grant the application, arguing that his client had no intention of absconding.
He relied on parliamentary rules, explaining that the MP risked losing his seat if he failed to attend the required number of parliamentary sittings.
According to counsel, the constitutional and parliamentary requirements would provide sufficient assurance that his client would return to Ghana.
The state, represented by Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai, did not oppose the application.
Presiding judge, Justice Charity Akosua Asem, subsequently granted the request and varied the bail condition requiring the MP’s passport to remain in the custody of the court registry.
The ruling allows Mr Awuah to retrieve his passport while the criminal proceedings against him continue.
