Ghana

The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana

CHAPTER FIVE
FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

19. (3) The trial of a person charged with a criminal offence shall take place in his presence unless ;-

(a) he refuses to appear before the court for the trial to be conducted in his presence after he has been duly notified of the trial ; or
(b) he conducts himself in such a manner as to render the continuation of the proceedings in his presence impracticable and the court orders him to be removed for the trial to proceed in his absence.

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Trials in absentia



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