The 28 suspects who allegedly kidnapped the Chief of Kwahu Abetifi in a destoolment attempt last week have been denied bail by the Mpraeso Circuit Court.
Presided over by Her Lordship Adwoa Akyemaa Ofosu, the court remanded the 28 suspects to reappear on Wednesday, November 27th, 2024.
This followed pleas from the prosecution indicating they were yet to conclude their investigations.
Lawyer for the suspects, Effah Nkrabea Dartey, expressed his frustrations over the court’s refusal to grant his clients bail, stating, “I totally disagree with the judge because these people were arrested a week ago and sent to cells leading the police to surround the whole environment, what at all are they investigating that is taking so much time I don’t understand.”
“They were charged guilty of kidnapping and firing weapons, but everyone has to be charged individually with specific charges. It wasn’t like that they combined everything and made it general which is not the best. No one will be happy about that if he or she is treated that way. The court grants them bail until the investigation is over.”
But Nana Saka Darko, a representative of the Abetifi Traditional Council, expressed satisfaction with the court’s decision.
“I agree with the court 100% for not granting the victims bail because some of the people who were involved have not been arrested yet so there is no essence of granting them bail. There are claims that they are National security persons, but we want to see if they are,” he stated.
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