Former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has formally petitioned the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice to review and transfer a criminal case arising from an alleged shooting incident involving her and eight other accused persons from the Adenta Circuit Court to the High Court.
According to a petition filed by her legal team on June 25, 2026, the Adenta Circuit Court does not have the jurisdiction to hear the matter because the principal offence in the case is a first-degree felony, which is triable only before the High Court.
The petition follows a shooting incident that allegedly occurred on June 21, 2026, while Adwoa Safo was seated in her vehicle outside the residence of her brother, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, who is among the accused persons standing trial.
Her lawyers claim the former MP suffered serious injuries, including wounds to the left side of her face, the back of her head, her left ear and lower jaw. They further alleged that bullet fragments remain lodged in her skull following the attack.
The petition also stated that her Toyota Land Cruiser Prado sustained visible damage from multiple gunshots.
Following investigations, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena and eight others were arrested and arraigned before the Adenta Circuit Court. The accused persons were subsequently granted bail in the sum of GH¢500,000 each with two sureties.
The charges against them include the use of an offensive weapon, possession of explosives, firearms and ammunition, discharging firearms in a public place, engaging in vigilante activities, and causing unlawful damage.
However, Adwoa Safo’s legal team argues that the charge relating to the use of an offensive weapon to intentionally and unlawfully cause harm constitutes a first-degree felony and must be tried on indictment before the High Court.
“Respectfully, the offence of intentionally and unlawfully causing harm with the use of an offensive weapon is a first-degree felony and is triable on indictment before the High Court, not the Circuit Court,” the petition stated.
The lawyers further maintained that the Circuit Court lacks the authority to hear the case or entertain bail applications in relation to the accused persons.
They are therefore urging the Attorney-General to call for the police docket, review the matter, and direct that the case be refiled before the High Court to ensure what they describe as a full and expeditious trial.
“In view of the aforesaid, we have been duly instructed to petition your office to call for the docket, review and have the case filed at the High Court for the matter to go through full trial in an expeditious manner,” the petition added.
The Attorney-General is yet to publicly respond to the request.
