The Human Rights Court has adjourned the judicial review application brought by Charles Bissue against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to January 15, 2024.
Mr. Bissue is seeking to have an arrest warrant, which he alleges was falsely obtained by the OSP around June 7, 2023, quashed.
The adjournment follows a series of legal actions initiated by Mr. Bissue.
On June 15, 2023, the Human Rights Court granted an interim injunction, restraining the OSP from enforcing the purported arrest warrant.
This injunction, lasting for a period of ten days, was filed by Charles Bissue on an ex parte basis.
In response, the OSP filed an affidavit in opposition to the substantive application, claiming that the arrest warrant in question does not exist. According to paragraphs 21 to 23 of the affidavit, Charles Bissue misled the Court in the ex parte application, presenting a false narrative about the existence of the arrest warrant issued on or around June 7, 2023.
The OSP contends that the Court was deceived into granting an injunction based on the suspicion of an arrest warrant that was, in reality, non-existent.
During the hearing on December 6, 2023, the Judge found fault with paragraphs 21 to 23 of the OSP’s affidavit, describing them as scandalous depositions against the Court. Consequently, the Judge struck out these paragraphs.
The OSP defends its position, asserting that the statements in the affidavit were not meant to be scandalous but were a factual representation that the purported arrest warrant mentioned by Charles Bissue does not exist.
The OSP maintains that Charles Bissue’s misrepresentation led to the Court being misled into issuing injunctive orders against a document that was never in existence.
The OSP clarifies that this is not an indictment of the Judge or the Court.
The case is now set to resume on January 15, 2024, as the legal proceedings continue to unfold.
