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The Kaneshie District Court chaired by Justice of the Peace Ama Adomako Kwakye adjourned to April 20, 2021 the case in which some 22 people were held for treason in the West Togo cases.
In court on Monday, the defendants were not brought to justice following recent directives on Covid-19 from Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah.
Although the prosecution was present, the defendants’ lawyers were absent as the court adjourned the case.
Respect the rights of all kinds of people
On the last court date, the Kaneshie District Court issued a stern warning to police investigators to “respect the rights of all kinds of people they come into contact with as part of their duty” .
The court said that “the police must show professionalism as an officer” when dealing with people.
The court warned that it would not accept any form of harassment inflicted on the accused persons and their relatives who are the subject of Leah’s actions.
The court issued the warning when some 22 defendants who had been brought to justice in connection with the West Togoland saga appeared and complained that some of their relatives were being harassed.
On Wednesday January 27, when the defendants were brought before the court, Judge Srem-Sai, one of the legal representatives of the defendants, drew the court’s attention to a certain harassment of relatives of the defendants who were before the court. court.
According to the lawyer, officers who were asked to keep the defendants arrested one of their relatives who regularly appeared in court to observe the proceedings.
He said the said relationship, like others, has not had the opportunity to speak to the defendants and has never had the opportunity to contact them whenever the court adjourned the case.
Judge Srem-Sai said the court has the power to bring reason, respect for the law and justice, including the wrongful arrest of an Alex Adzah at the court premises after the previous session of the January 11.
He therefore urged the court to issue a stern warning to the officers in charge of the case to stop harassing innocent families on the grounds that the country of law like Ghana, no one including its commander, is missing. above the law.
What happened?
The chief investigator in the case, Detective Inspector Samuel Agyarkwa, who was asked to explain to the court what happened after the last court session, did so.
According to him, the police have information that a particular young man is appearing in court in all cases before the circuit courts and the district court and after the proceedings this individual will publish what happened in court on a platform belonging to a particular Whatsapp group called “Western Togoland for the Restoration”.
He told the court that a description of the person had been given to the police and that the man had been arrested.
“We tried to tell him about his assignment in court and we said that he was a relative of one of the defendants coming to court. We made him understand why we were questioning him. He denied the allegation.
“We wanted to find out on his phone but he wouldn’t let us. We took him to the office for further instructions. At the office, he explained the reason for his appearance in court and he was released, ”Detective Inspector Agyarkwa told the court.
He therefore denied the harassment allegation, stating “that he was not harassed. During our work, if a person resisted arrest, we handcuffed them.
Pursuit
The prosecution led by Inspector Lawrence Adjei Anane, who was keeping a file for senior prosecutor Richard Amoah, who he said was hospitalized at the police hospital, said he would communicate the sentiment to his boss unit.
He explained that this morning, while on his way to court, he was ambushed by a call from the prosecutor at the bottom to keep him informed due to health issues.
According to him, he has no idea of the said incident which allegedly took place during the last court session.
He added, however, that he would contact the unit commander to enable him to address the sentiment and concerns once and for all.
He told the court that the defendants have the right to speak to their relatives even in detention centers and in the premises of the court, so that the relatives of the defendants also have the right to speak to the defendants.
He said defendants have the right not to be harassed and the right to be talked about and not restricted.
He therefore urged the court to adjourn the case and assured that the issues raised would be addressed.
The investigator told the court the case was being prepared to be sent to the attorney general’s office for review.
Meanwhile, the pleadings of the defendants’ lawyers for the court to strike out and release the defendants for incompetence have been dismissed.
The 22 defendants, including the alleged bogus lawyer Benson Sayrem, were remanded in custody.
They are charged with the crime of treason.
— kasapafm
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