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The driver and his handcuffed friend
The "trotro" driver and his companion who were captured on video allegedly attacked a policeman, Constable Julius Mawuli Ekpe in Accra, were remanded by police to reappear on 1 April 2019.
During their appearance before the Weija Court of Appeal, chaired by Mr. Bernard Bentil, last Monday, the driver, Francis Buabeng, and his companion, Albert Ansah, pleaded not guilty under four counts of conspiracy to commit a crime. crime, badault of a public officer, causing damage to police equipment and obstruction.
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Chief Inspector George Gohoho stated that the officer was attached to the Accra Regional Police Command Visibility Unit and was on duty on Kasoa-Mallam Road to maintain public order on 14 March 2019.
While he was on duty, Buabeng, who was driving a Sprinter bus with the AW 855-14 registration number, parked his vehicle in the middle of the road and was loading, which hampered other road users.
The officer asked the accused to move the vehicle to allow free movement of traffic, but they did not follow the notice.
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Subsequently, a motorcycle struck a private vehicle, after which the Sprinter bus driver departed, while Constable Ekpe, who was driving a motorcycle, pursued him and eventually rejoined him at the Mallam Junction bus stop.
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The two men threw themselves on the plaintiff and began to beat him mercilessly.
The badault was filmed by a spectator who has not yet been identified, after which the video went viral on various social media platforms.
Constable Ekpe's uniform was torn apart by the defendants, who abandoned their vehicle in the middle of the road at Mallam Junction and fled.
A report was presented to the Odorkor police and the vehicle was towed to the police station and impounded.
The two men were later arrested.
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