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Assistant Commissioner of Police Dr. Benjamin Agordzor has said Ghana\u2019s Attorney General exhibited naked ignorance in court by citing Wikipedia.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The former police chief\u2019s remarks came after the court acquitted Dr. Agordzo, Colonel Gameli, and one other junior military officer, Corporal Seidu Abubakar of treason.\u00a0<\/p>\n In an interview on JoyNews, ACP Agordzor said the reference to a definition of \u201cArab spring\u201d from Wikipedia by the AG showed ignorance.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThey were using definition from Wikipedia for Arab spring in court. I challenged them and asked them to check for proper definition and reference because Wikipedia is not a credible reference point\u2026. It was ignorance to use Wikipedia Definition against court. You can be knowledgeable in law but in some things you are ignorant\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the final judgement in the case, the court agreed with ACP Agordzor\u2019s definition rather than the Wikipedia definition submitted by the AG in its case.<\/p>\n In 2021, ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo and eight others were charged with conspiring to commit high treason.<\/p>\n \u00a0In 2019, ten people were arrested during a police operation at the Citadel hospital, which linked them to an alleged plan aimed at destabilizing the country\u2019s stability.<\/p>\n The prosecution presented 13 witnesses, including members of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).<\/p>\n Throughout the trial, video evidence was produced, shedding light on the accused defendants\u2019 putative scheme to destabilize the nation, including their alleged intent to manufacture ammunition.<\/p>\n Despite the claims, each defendant declared their innocence and presented their defences.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Dr. Mac Palm, who owned the hospital where the suspects were detained, had his testimony rejected because he died last year.<\/p>\n The court acquitted Agordzor and one other while convicting 8 others for treason to be hanged.<\/p>\n