The Criminal High Court has adjourned the case of The Republic v. Charles Bissue & Others (CR/0559/2025) to November 19, 2025, after hearing argu
The Criminal High Court has adjourned the case of The Republic v. Charles Bissue & Others (CR/0559/2025) to November 19, 2025, after hearing arguments on whether the State’s first witness should testify in camera.
The adjournment follows an objection raised by the first accused, Charles Cromwell Nanabayin Onuawonto Bissue, who opposes the prosecution’s request for the undercover journalist to give evidence behind closed doors.
Mr. Bissue, a former Secretary to the now-dissolved Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), is on trial with two others for allegedly accepting bribes and other illicit benefits to facilitate the issuance of a mining concession sticker for an unlicensed company.
The accused persons face six counts of using public office for profit and three counts of corruption by a public officer. The court is expected to deliver its ruling on the objection when proceedings resume on November 19.