Ghana supreme court defers ruling on anti-LGBTQ bill

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00:00The five-member panel that sat on Wednesday unanimously deferred judgment on the Human

00:05Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill. The judges said that there would be a judgment

00:12once the bill's constitutionality has been determined.

00:16The country ought to know that we are a country governed by a constitution. The constitution

00:20that prevails over everyone. We all under the constitution, the laws of Ghana. And therefore,

00:25the actions of every person must be determined within the premises of the law.

00:29Such a unified approach will further provide context and clarity and also afford a clearer

00:36understanding of the issues raised in this interlocutory matter and their impact on the

00:41main suit.

00:43Two citizens have filed processes at the Supreme Court seeking to stop Parliament from sending

00:48this bill to the presidency for signature. But it seems that it is a very, very popular

00:54bill across the country. It would prove also to be a very critical part of the campaign

01:01process that will lead up to an election that is going to happen at the end of this year.

01:07The two frontrunners in that election have both said they are against granting LGBTQ

01:13rights. The Chief Justice says that the court would expedite the ruling on this matter but

01:19fell short of specifically saying when this would happen.

01:24That's Justice Biden.

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