By Joyce Danso
Accra, June 27, GNA – The Accra High Court has granted bail to Larry A. Dogbe, the Managing Editor of The Herald newspaper, pending an appeal against his seven-day prison sentence for contempt.
Dogbe was granted bail in the sum of GHC100,000 with two sureties by the same court that sentenced him after his lawyers filed an ex parte application for bail pending appeal.
The court directed his lawyers to file a motion on notice within 10 days and serve the applicant in the matter. Failure to comply with the directive would result in Dogbe being returned to prison.
On June 25, 2026, the High Court, presided over by Justice Isaac Addo, convicted Dogbe of contempt for publishing details of an ongoing legal dispute between businessman Mr Kevin Okyere, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Springfield Exploration and Production Limited (SEP), and Petraco SA.
The publication concerned a petition filed by Petraco SA against Mr Okyere.
The court held that Dogbe had failed to comply with an interlocutory injunction restraining him from making further publications on the matter and had flagrantly disobeyed its orders.
Dogbe, however, maintained that he had not been served with any court process directing him to desist from further publication.
GNA
Edited by Agnes Boye-Doe
Reporter: Joyce Danso