Circuit Court presided over by His Honour, Aboagye Tandon, has remanded into police custody all twelve accused persons arraigned for their involvement in the cell break at the Kwabenya District Police Station and murder of the police officer on duty, Emmanuel Ashilevi, at dawn on the 21st of January, 2018.
The accused persons have been charged with a total of five counts namely; possessing of firearms without authority, abetment to possessing firearm without lawful authority, conspiracy to commit crime to wit; escape from lawful custody, escape from lawful custody, and abetment to escape from lawful custody all of which are contrary to section 23, 226(C) and 20(1) of the Criminal and Other Offenses Act (Act 29).
The twelve accused persons presented before the Court today include; Prince Osei, Atta Kwadwo, Kofi Darko, Nancy Denta, and George Yeboah. The others are Prince Kofi Acheampong, Edward Lartey, Kofi Seshie, George Sarbah, Elvis Owusu, George Asante and Theophilus Bandah.
Two of the accused persons, Prince Osei and Atta Kwadwo pleaded guilty to count three and four and were convicted on their own plea. However, sentencing was deferred to the next court sitting.
The charges of all twelve accused persons were read to them and their plea were taken. The Police Prosecutor, Superintendent Kwaku Bempah, read the brief facts to the hearing of the Court. After inviting State Prosecutors and the defense team to the bench and conferring with them, the Court proceeded to remand all the accused persons into police custody and to reappear in Court on the 13th of February, 2018.
Source: Wilberforce Asare