Kevin Taylor is a social commentator
The Supreme Court, by a super-majority in a 4–1 ruling, has quashed a bench warrant that was issued for the arrest of Kevin Taylor, a US-based Ghanaian social commentator.
The bench warrant for Kevin Taylor’s arrest was issued in January 2020 by a High Court Judge, Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, following alleged derogatory comments made about him.
In an episode of his show of the same year, ‘With All Due Respect’, titled ‘The Men in Red, Tainted Judiciary’, Taylor targeted Justice Kyei Baffour, making several allegations that were deemed contemptuous.
“Today, I will tell you about the men in red, yes, the men in red and how some of them have been compromised,” Kelvin Taylor said in his introduction in the said video.
Kelvin Taylor further alleged in his video that Justice Eric Kyei Baffour had been earmarked by the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) government to serve as a conduit for prosecuting former government officials of the NDC.
He called for an investigation into the Court of Appeal Judge, threatening to release audio recordings in his custody that purportedly detailed meetings between the judge and high-ranking officials of the now former Akufo-Addo-led administration, should the investigation not proceed.
“Justice Eric Kyei Baffour was hurriedly promoted from a High Court Judge to a Court of Appeal Judge. I can say on authority that Justice Kyei Baffour is operating on the orders of (then) President Akufo-Addo and the (then) National Security Minister Kan Dapaah. This is why the case of the former NCA board members was jumped straight to the Commercial Court to Kyei Baffour so that he would execute the government’s agenda.
“This is basic. With all due respect, my fellow Ghanaians, Justice Kyei Baffour is seriously doing the bidding of the President and more importantly, the bidding of the National Security Minister, Kan Dapaah,” Kelvin Taylor is recounted as saying in his show in 2020.
Kelvin Taylor also alleged that the Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, had suspiciously built a mansion in Accra in a short period.
“Justice Kyei Baffour has become too powerful and too rich in this short time. He recently built one of the most expensive mansions in Accra which in fact has become the talk in the corridors of the Justice department,” Taylor said.
The judge, scandalised by the allegations, issued the arrest warrant, declaring that it would remain in force until Kelvin Taylor is arrested and brought before the court.
The quashing of the arrest warrant means that Kevin Taylor can move freely within the country and travel at any time without any legal restrictions or threat of arrest.
MAG/AE
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