Tuesday 12th November, 2019
By
Joyce Danso, GNA
Accra, Nov.12, GNA –
The case of Eric Kojo Duah and Michael Osafo Anim who are being held for
allegedly killing two policers on the Kasoa- Buduburam road has been adjourned
to November 19.
The Kaneshie
District Court presided over by Mrs Eleanor Barnes- Botchway said the
prosecution led by , Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvester Asare
has officially written a letter informing the court that he had travelled out
of the jurisdiction.
Defence counsel Mr
George Eshun who was not aware of the prosecution’s letter said he should have
been alerted of the absence.
He also drew the court’s attention to the fact
that his clients were not brought before the court.
Mr Eshun was not
happy with sensationalism reportage by sections of the media and prayed the
court to advise the media over screaming headlines that sometimes did not
reflect what transpired in the Courtroom.
Duah and Anim are being
held on two counts of conspiracy. Duah is additionally being charged with two
counts of murder.
On August 28, this
year, two Police Officers of the Motor Transport and Traffic Department,
Sergeant Michael Dzamesi and Lance Corporal Awal Mohammed were allegedly shot
by Duah.
Duah and Anim who
were in a vehicle were signaled by the two officers to stop but failed to stop,
the officers with a Police Service vehicle chased the accused persons, Duah
allegedly shot the two officers in turns and bolted from the scene with his
accomplice Anim.
Police
investigations however led to the arrest of the two.
GNA
