{"id":991464,"date":"2022-02-15T12:16:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T12:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/15\/akoto-ampaw-reacts-to-treason-felony-charge-against-oliver-barker-vormawor\/"},"modified":"2022-02-15T12:16:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T12:16:53","slug":"akoto-ampaw-reacts-to-treason-felony-charge-against-oliver-barker-vormawor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/15\/akoto-ampaw-reacts-to-treason-felony-charge-against-oliver-barker-vormawor\/","title":{"rendered":"Akoto Ampaw reacts to treason felony charge against Oliver Barker-Vormawor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"434\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Akoto-Ampaw-Copy-696x434.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Akoto Ampaw\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Akoto Ampaw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Counsel for Oliver Barker-Vormawor, who is currently facing a charge of treason felony, has described the charge against his client as \u201ccynical\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Akoto Ampa,  in an interview with Graphic Online, said the charge against Barker- Vormawor amounts to \u201cbad faith\u201d on the part of the prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>The Lead Counsel for the accused expressed shock over the fresh charges against his client.<\/p>\n<p>He said the prosecution had initially charged his client with a misdemeanor charge which is, offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace and publication of false news.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil this morning [Monday], it was a misdemeanor, only to appear in court and be told he is being charged with treason felony which has no factual basis,\u201d Mr Ampaw said.<\/p>\n<p>Last Thursday, Mr Barker-Vormawor took to social media to threaten a coup following pictures emerging from the Majority Leader\u2019s 65th birthday bash showing an \u2018E-levy\u2019-designed cake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FixTheCountry\u2019s Barker-Vormawor charged with treason felony<\/p>\n<p>#FixTheCountry convener not missing \u2013 Police<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this E-Levy passes after this cake bullshit, I will do the coup myself. Useless Army!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a subsequent post, he explained the context in which he used the word coup.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested on Friday evening after he arrived from the United Kingdom and there was no word about his whereabouts for hours.<\/p>\n<p>The Police later released a statement indicating that he is in their custody.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Police, Mr Barker-Vormawor\u2019s \u201cpost contains a clear statement of intent with a possible will to execute a coup in his declaration of intent to subvert the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An Ashaiman District Court on Monday, February 14, 2022, remanded Oliver Barker-Vormawor into Police custody for two weeks after the Police charged him with a treason felony.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for Mr Barker-Vormawor led by Mr Ampaw urged the Court to grant him bail.<\/p>\n<p>But the Court, presided over by Eleanor Barnes-Botchway, denied the bail application pointing out that the nature and severity of the crime meant the Court could not grant bail.<\/p>\n<p>He is expected to reappear on Monday, February 28, 2022<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"OCEl9Yu8zOc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tamale Metro Violence: Analyzing Police-Youth clash that killed one person at Lamashegu (14-2-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OCEl9Yu8zOc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akoto Ampaw Counsel for Oliver Barker-Vormawor, who is currently facing a charge of treason felony, has described the charge against his client as \u201ccynical\u201d. 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