After convicting Prof Michael Kpessah-Whyte for contempt of court on his own plead of guilty, the Supreme Court on Tuesday cautioned and discharged him following his apology and withdrawal of the words used.

He has accordingly been discharged after the Supreme Court had convicted Professor Michael Kpessah-Whyte for contempt of court for scandalising the court.

Prof Kpessah-Whyte initially pleaded not guilty to the charge of scandalising the court but later changed it to guilty with explanation and then finally guilty, reports Graphic Online’s Emmanuel  Ebo Hawkson from the Supreme Court.

A five-member panel of the court, presided over by Justice Mariama Owusu, convicted Prof Kpessah-Whyte on his own plea of guilty.

The court is currently in chambers to decide his fate after listening to a submision of mitigation by his counsel, Dr Justice Srem Sai.

His counsel pleaded with the court to have mercy on his client, submitting that he has apologised and retracted the said contemptuous comments.

Emmanuel Ebo Hawkson reports that the Supreme Court after considering Prof Kpessah-Whyte's fate in chambers returned to caution him.

He was accordingly discharged afterwards.

The court decided to discharge the contemnor after showing mercy on him and taking into consideration his apology as well his pleas of mitigation by his lawyer. 

The court, however, advised him to be of good behaviour as many people look up to him.