By
Gifty Amofa, GNA
Accra, Jan. 08, GNA
– The Kaneshie District Court on Wednesday adjourned the alleged treason case
involving some military officers, a medical doctor, a senior Police Officer,
among others to January 23.
This followed a
request by the Prosecution to extend the remand warrant for the accused.
Assistant
Superintendent of Police, (ASP) Sylvester Asare told the Court presided over by
Mrs Eleanor Kakra Barnes-Botchway that the docket had been sent to the Office
of the Attorney General (AG) for study and advice.
Mr Victor Kwadjoga
Adawudu, lawyer for seven out of the ten accused persons said the prosecution
by saying it had sent the docket to the AG for advice for trial to commence
presupposed that it had completed investigations over the charges levelled
against the accused persons.
The Accused Persons
are: Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, the Chief Executive of the Citadel Hospital;
Dornya Kafui, alias “Ezor,” a blacksmith; Bright Allan Debrah Ofosu, a Freight
Manager; and Gershun Akpa, a civilian employee of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
Others are Colonel
Samuel Kojo Gameli, a serving military officer Corporal Seidu Abubakar and
Lance Corporal Sylvester Akanbiri.
Lance Corporal Ali
Solomon, Warrant Officer II (WO2) Esther Saan and Assistant Commissioner of
Police (ACP) Benjamin Agordzo are their accomplices.
They are facing
charges, among which are conspiracy to commit crime, possessing of arms and
explosives without lawful authority and treason.
Meanwhile counsel
for seven of the accused Mr Adawudu, on January 6 filed a motion for an order
of disclosure of evidence on the Prosecution.
ASP Asare in
response told the Court that he received the application for the order on the
morning of January 8, through the court’s clerk who indicated to him that he in
turn got it on January 6, at 1600 hours.
He therefore prayed
the Court to give the prosecution ample time to respond.
Mr Adawudu however
told the Court that in criminal matters, there was nothing like short service
but was quick to add that if prosecution intended to file an affidavit in
opposition, it must do so in time.
ASP Asare had
earlier told the court that Dr Mac-Palm was a medical practitioner, Kafui, a
blacksmith, Debra, a freight manager and the rest were officers of the Ghana
Armed Forces (GAF).
He said they were
all members of the Take Action Ghana,a Non-Governmental Organisation,
incorporated by Mac-Palm in 2018.
Prosecution said the
group planned to demonstrate against the government as well as overtake it, so
Mac-Palm contacted Kafui, a resident of Alavanyo to manufacture arms for that
purpose, which he did.
He said later the
other accused persons were also contacted including; Akpa, a weapon mechanic
with GAF, who agreed and supplied two AK47 for GH¢2,000.00 but could not give
more and returned the money after pressure mounted by Mac-Palm.
The Prosecution said
they also held meetings to facilitate the process and drew a map covering the
Flagstaff House, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, 37 Military Hospital area and
Burma Camp to facilitate their movements.
Colonel Gameli, ASP
Asare said, promised to give his support before, during and after the planned
event.
He said Kafui
brought the 22 explosives, six pistols, three grenades and five ammunitions and
Mac-Palm accommodated him, adding that all this took place from June 2018 to
September 2019.
The prosecution said
Mac-Palm also provided a quantity of substance which when inhaled, would sedate
one for about an hour.
He said ACP Agordzo
was also contacted whilst on peacekeeping mission abroad and he supported in
various ways such as offering advice and donated money.
The prosecution said
Police upon a tip-off, arrested Mac-Palm on September 19, 2019 and the rest
subsequently.
GNA
