Criminal Offenses Amendment Bill: President Not Assenting To Bill Causes Controversy in Parliament

Majority in Parliament says the President has not breached any constitutional requirement over the Criminal Offences Amendment Bill 2022, also referred to as the anti-witchcraft bill. Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, expressed his dissatisfaction with the President over his silence on the approval or otherwise of the bill after its passage by Parliament in July. Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, said the bill was not presented to the President.