{"id":240302,"date":"2015-01-06T21:06:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/police-suspect-foul-play-as-court-acquits-kumasi-gangster\/"},"modified":"2015-01-06T21:06:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T21:06:00","slug":"police-suspect-foul-play-as-court-acquits-kumasi-gangster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2015\/01\/06\/police-suspect-foul-play-as-court-acquits-kumasi-gangster\/","title":{"rendered":"Police suspect foul play as court acquits Kumasi gangster"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prosecutors in the robbery and assault case against Kumasi gangster, Bashiru Atta, also known as ‘Bash,’ are unhappy about the decisions by the court to free him.<\/p>\n

A Kumasi Circuit Court today acquitted and discharged the ex-convict who was facing two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery.<\/p>\n

He was alleged to have attacked a transport ticket seller, knocked her unconscious and made away with the daily sales.<\/p>\n

Bash who was arrested late last year is also being investigated for several other cases.<\/p>\n

He was held for robbery and assault of Kwame Owusu Ansah, a drinking bar operator.<\/p>\n

In the latest incident Bash was accused of bolting with 1,500 cedis after attacking the ticket seller.<\/p>\n

But his lawyer filed a motion of no case against the suspect, an application the judge William Boampong granted.<\/p>\n

The ruling has left the prosecution livid with some suspecting underhand political dealings.<\/p>\n

The suspect is said to be the son of the former Regional Womens Organiser of the NDC.<\/p>\n

The suspect was also granted bail on a charge of causing harm for which he will open a defence on the 19 th \u00a0of this month.<\/p>\n

Police told Luv FM’s Erastus Asare Donkor such judicial outcome is a disincentive to the fight against crime in the country.<\/p>\n

Superintendent William Akunnor did not understand why the suspect was acquitted.<\/p>\n

He was even more scandalised\u00a0about the fact that the judge has accepted the charge of causing harm against the ticket seller but has acquitted him on the charge of robbery.<\/p>\n

“The harm that was caused came before the robbery. What was the intent of causing harm? he questioned.<\/p>\n

“We are very sad about the rulings given today,” Superintendent Akunnor lamented.<\/p>\n

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