The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, and the CID boss Maame Tiwaa Addo Danquah have for the third time failed to appear in court to respond to contempt charges against them ove"},"modified":"2019-07-22T16:32:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T16:32:24","slug":"igp-cid-boss-fail-to-appear-in-court-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/22\/igp-cid-boss-fail-to-appear-in-court-again\/","title":{"rendered":"IGP, CID boss fail to appear in court again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, and the CID boss Maame Tiwaa Addo Danquah have for the third time failed to appear in court to respond to contempt charges against them over their refusal to comply with a bail order for Gregory Afoko.<\/p>\n
Their failure to appear led the judge, justice Jenifer Dodoo to adjourn the case as she insisted the two top officials had to appear in person to face the charges.<\/p>\n
It is however unclear the reason for their non-appearance this time.<\/p>\n
The case was adjourned during the last hearing because the two officials had travelled out of the jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
The summoning of the two by the court followed the disregard of a court order in March 2019 granting bail to Mr. Afoko.<\/p>\n
The judge was expected to deliver a ruling on whether the inaction of the two security chiefs was contempt of court.<\/p>\n
Mr. Afoko was admitted to bail in the sum of GHC500,000 with two sureties in March 2019.<\/p>\n
Afoko\u2019s trial started in 2016 and was nearing completion after the prosecution and the defence counsel closed their cases.<\/p>\n