The application for an out of court settlement by the Abelemkpe Supervisor of Marwako Resturant in Accra has been rejected by the Abeka District Court has dismissed where he is facing trial for allegedly dipping the face of a Ghanaian female employee in blended pepper.
The magistrate said, although the application fell within the rights of the defence, the accused still maintains his innocence, and will need to prove it.
According to her, the case was one of public interest and needed to go through the full trial process.
Lawyers for Chabaan last week filed a verbal application praying the court to allow both parties settle the case out of court.
According to lawyers for Chabaan, the charges preferred against their client are misdemeanors, and that the court had the power to order the parties to attempt an out of court settlement.
He had cited section 73 of the Courts Act in his argument, to back his request.
Source: GhanaWeb
