The State Attorney handling the protracted case involving Multimedia journalist Latif Iddrisu and the Inspector General of Police has reportedly told the court that the current Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, and the Attorney General have together committed to compensating the journalist in a bid to bring closure to the matter.

According to a report by myjoyonline.com, during court proceedings on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, when cross-examination of the first defence witness was expected to continue, Senior State Attorney Nancynita Twumasi Asiamah informed the court that she had been instructed by the Attorney General to notify the court that the state has commenced processes in an attempt to compensate the journalist and settle the matter out of court.

She further explained that the defence witness failed to show up in court because of the progress that has been made by the IGP and the Attorney General's Department to finally settle the matter.

She therefore prayed the court to discontinue the trial.

However, based on the history of the case and the fact that there have been failed settlement attempts by the defence, the lawyer for the journalist and the Multimedia Group, Sampson Lardie Anyenini, who welcomed the announcement of another attempt to settle the matter by compensating the journalist, prayed the court for the trial and the settlement negotiations to continue side by side in order to prevent any setback in case the parties fail to agree on a settlement.

The trial judge, Justice Eudora Christina Dadson, after listening to submissions by lawyers, ruled that “considering the length and time of the trial, a month-long adjournment has been granted for settlement terms to be presented to the court”.

She went on to adjourn the case to April 2, 2026, with the view that if the defence fails to present a settlement term before the court on the next adjourned date, “the trial will continue”.

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