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THE REPUBLIC
V.
THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA, EX PARTE:YEVUGAH & 4 0RS

(2026) JELR 115037 (SC)

Supreme Court 25 Feb 2026 Ghana
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- The accused persons were charged under the Prohibited Organizations Act, 1976 (SMCD 20), for membership in or affiliation with organizations allegedly advocating secession of Western Togoland from the Republic of Ghana. - After closing hi

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Suit Number:J5/68/2025
Judges:AMADU JSC, KWOFIE JSC, ADJEI-FRIMPONG JSC, DZAMEFE JSC, SUURBAAREH JSC
Counsel:OLIVER BARKER-VORMAWOR ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT WITH HIM EDEM TUSAH ESQ. RICHARD GYAMBIBY (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 1ST INTERESTED PARTY WITH HIM PEGGY ESHUN (ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY) LED BY WINIFRED SARPONG (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY).

RULING

ADJEI-FRIMPONG, JSC:

My Lords, in 1976, the then lawmakers passed a law, short-titled, Prohibited Organization Decree, S.M.C.D 20. Under Section 1 of the law, the following organizations were declared unlawful and prohibited;

“1. Prohibition of organization

1. The following organizations are hereby declared unlawful and prohibited, namely,

(a) The organization known variously as the Togoland Liberation Movement, “T.L.M.”, or “T.O.L.I.M.O”, the National Liberation Movement of Western Togoland or “N.LM.W.T.” and

(b) Any other organization, by whatever name it is called, whose objects include advocating and promoting the secession from the Republic of Ghana of the former British mandated territory of Togoland or part of the territory or the integration of that territory with a foreign territory.

(c) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (b) of subsection (1), the President may, by executive instrument, declare an organization to be an organization to which the paragraph applie…

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