The High Rights Court has granted an interim injunction prohibiting the Office of the Special Prosecutor or its agents from carrying out a purported arrest order against the former Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on illegal mining, Charles Bissue.

It follows an application filed by the lawyers for Mr. Bissue requesting the court to stop the OSP from causing his arrest.

The Human Rights Court, presided over by Justice Nicholas Abodakpi, prohibited the Special Prosecutor to continue requesting arrest warrants and publicizing notifications indicating the applicant is wanted.

The case has been postponed until June 22, 2023, and the injunction will be in effect for 10 days.

This comes after Charles Bissue, the former secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), was listed as a wanted person by the Special Prosecutor.

The declaration came after Mr. Bissue declined the Special Prosecutor’s invitation to answer questions regarding the ongoing investigation into alleged corruption inside the disbanded IMCIM.