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General News on Friday, March 29, 2019
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2019-03-29
Francis Buabeng, 26, (left) and Albert Ansah, 33 (r)
A circuit court in Weija, in the Greater Accra region, gave a bond to the commercial driver and his companion, accused of badaulting a police officer.
A team of nine legal practitioners led by Martin Kpebu claimed that their clients were safe only when they were in police custody.
They told the court that both 26-year-old Francis Buabeng and 33-year-old Albert Ansah had been brutalized by police from pre-trial detention until 1 April.
Mr. Kpebu stated that the head of the Criminal Investigation Department personally intervened to remove the two men from custody to an establishment of the BNI.
Police and state prosecutors made no representation, even though the lawyers claimed to have notified the Attorney General's Office and the police of bail applications.
The court admitted the two men to pay bail of 10,000 cedis each with two bonds. The case has been postponed to 1 April.
On March 14, 2019, the driver and his mate had a conversation with the police officer, the agent Julius Mawuli Ekpe. The incident became viral after the broadcast of a video clip on social media.
The police officer had chased the driver and his companion with the help of a motorcycle after allegedly attempting to escape arrest for allegedly unruly driving. They were apprehended and brought to justice four days later.
The defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, causing unlawful damage and obstruction and insecurity to other road users. They both pleaded not guilty to all charges.
But the two men's lawyers accused the police of hitting the accused while he was in custody at the Odorkor police station. They were later transferred to the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) for security reasons.
Nine law practitioners came to their aid to ask for a deposit for the driver and his companion.
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