Former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament Sarah Adwoa Safo has petitioned the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice to review and transfer the criminal case arising from the alleged shooting incident involving her and eight other accused persons from the Adenta Circuit Court to the High Court.
In a petition dated June 25, 2026, her legal team argued that the Adenta Circuit Court lacks the jurisdiction to hear the matter because the principal offence is a first-degree felony, which is triable only by the High Court.
According to the petition, Adwoa Safo was allegedly shot at several times on June 21 while seated in her vehicle outside the residence of her brother, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, who is among the accused persons.
Her lawyers said she sustained serious injuries to the left side of her face, the back of her head, her left ear and lower jaw, with bullet fragments reportedly lodged in her skull. They also stated that her Toyota Land Cruiser Prado suffered visible gunshot damage during the incident.
Following the shooting, Adwoa Safo’s brother and eight others were arrested and arraigned before the Adenta Circuit Court, where they were granted bail in the sum of GH¢500,000 each with two sureties.
The accused persons are facing charges including the use of an offensive weapon, possession of explosives, firearms and ammunition, engaging in vigilante activities, discharging firearms in a public place, and causing unlawful damage.
However, the former MP’s lawyers contend that the charge of intentionally and unlawfully causing harm with an offensive weapon constitutes a first-degree felony, making it a matter that 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.
They further argued that the Circuit Court lacks the jurisdiction to hear the case or entertain bail applications in respect of the accused persons.
The legal team is therefore urging the Attorney-General to call for the police docket, review the case, and have it refiled before the High Court to ensure what they describe as a full and expeditious trial.
Copies of the petition were forwarded to the Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Presiding Judge of the Adenta Circuit Court, the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department, the Greater Accra Regional Police Commander, and Sarah Adwoa Safo.
