By Hafsa
Obeng, GNA
Accra, July 10, GNA – The trial Court in the
case involving Gregory Afoko, accused of murdering the former Upper East Regional
Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Tuesday said it would not accept
any further excuses from the prosecution on the unavailability of its next
witness.
He said the court would accept to adjourn the
case today but subsequently it would not accept any excuses.
The court made this observation after the
prosecution led by Mr Mathew Amponsah told the court that the next witness Dr
Lawrence Adusei, the Pathologist, could not be present in court today.
He said he did his best with the intention to
get him to come to court today as directed by the court on the last adjourned
date, but he was still insisting that he should be given some more time.
The prosecution prayed the court that the
witness said the report was still not ready and would need the two weeks he
asked for at the last sitting.
The defence counsel led by Mr Osafo Boabeng,
said he had no objection to the request of the prosecution.
Justice Lawrence L. Mensah said the favour to
the pathologist not to be present in court today and the rest of the week was a
great inconvenience to the court.
“The court would accept the adjournment prayed
for by the pathologist to July 18, however, the court would not accept any
further excuses for adjournment after this date,” he said.
The case has since been adjourned to July 18
and 19, for continuation.
At the previous sitting the twelfth
prosecution witness was discharged and the prosecution was expected to present
the next witness
The prosecution has so far called 12 witnesses
including Hajia Adams, Madam Issaka, Quinn, Taufic, Dominic, Awafo, Thomas,
Benjamin, James, Peter, Sampson and Charles. They intend to call three more
witnesses.
Afoko, a farmer, is alleged to have killed Mr
Mahama on May 20, 2015, and he is being held on the charges of conspiracy to
commit crime to wit murder and murder.
He has pleaded not guilty before the Court,
which is also composed of a seven-member jury.
It was alleged that Afoko carried out the act
with Alandgi Asabke, who is on the run.
GNA