A lawyer exposes the police for apparent concealment in an assault case in the Midland

General News on Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Source: 3news.com

2019-01-29

The woman's attorney allegedly badaulted the Midland Savings and Loans Company last year expressed her surprise at the police officer's release for failing to prosecute the Accra Circuit Court.

Police prosecutors reportedly stated that the victim, Ms. Patience Osafo, was not interested in the case of the badault on the accused, Lance Corporal Frederick Amanor Godzi, aka Skalla, but his lawyer, Samson Lardy Ayenini, rejected the prosecutor's complaint.

Prosecutors reportedly stated that Ms. Osafo had lost interest in the trial of the police officer and three other Midland officials. She failed to appear in court several times, which would have led to Skalla's release.

However, Mr Anyenini said on Tuesday that the police's complaint that his client was no longer interested in the case was a "palpable lie", and explained that for about five months of proceedings, the Police prosecutors and investigators kept Ms. Osafo in the dark about what was happening.

"If the police, through the police, are not interested, she should say she does not care, but not say [Ms. Osafo] is not interested.

According to the lawyer, who was talking Tuesday on Citi FM, it is at the time the case was to be brought to court that his client was informed of the date, even noting that the The court hearing was one day she had been informed. .

He added that Ms. Osafo who, at the time, was looking after a sick relative in Kumasi, was unable to travel to Accra to attend the hearing.

Since that day, the lawyer stated that neither the prosecutors nor the investigators in this case had informed Ms. Osafo of the dates of adjournment or the progress of the case until Monday, the day of the announcement of the news of Skalla in December 2018.

"This morning she was very very unhappy with the development, as it was reported in the news, because it's wrong," Anyenini said.

He suggested that what the police had done in the case was a cover-up, because even looking at the facts, the police officer should have been charged with a crime, in relation to the criminal charges against him.

"From the facts we know, he had to deal with more than just aggression, but as it was the police who pleaded against their colleague, they obviously looked away and n & # 39; Have not paid attention to the most important charges; several crime charges, including the crime of causing harm with the potential of 10 years in prison.

"It was possible, they could have added a charge to expose the baby to danger, which is also in our criminal process.If you watched the video, you saw that the child was exposed to danger … an obvious danger, [yet] they [the Police] did not do all this, "said the lawyer.

Case not yet completely closed

Despite the release of the defendants, Mr. Anyenini stated that the case was still open and that the four people could still be arrested and tried if the state was willing.

"It is possible to remit the case in question. Clearly, the Auditor General may be listening or the department may be listening. They could make the decision that the police were rather abominable in her approach and that they want to take charge of her and badign her a prosecutor. "

In the meantime, he indicated that he would consult with Ms. Osafo on the next course of action to be adopted, particularly on a potential civil suit against the police and the police officer who allegedly badaulted his client.

"She would consider her other option with regard to the civil process," he said.