The office of the Attorney General (AG) has expressed surprised at the conviction of Charles Antwi, the gunman who confessed he wanted to assassinate President John Mahama.
[contextly_sidebar id=”rtAA5nVGoMLKNOxm0bcUNo1MAbmDhpuL”]According to the Director of Public Prosecution at the AG’s office, Yvonne Atakora Oboubisa, the convict, Charles Antwi was on the day of his conviction sent to court to be only remanded in lawful custody for further investigations.
She made this revelation in court on Friday, in a case filed by public interest lawyer Francis Xavier Sosu at the Human Rights court for a review of the 10 year conviction of Charles Antwi.
The AG also filed an application yesterday asking the High Court to overturn the ruling of the circuit court.
36-year-old Antwi was arrested by the BNI for the illegal possession of a fully loaded gun.
After interrogations, he confessed of planning to kill President Mahama.
An Accra circuit court presided over by Justice Francis Obiri on Tuesday July 28, found him guilty of unlawful possession of fire arm and jailed him to 10 years imprisonment.
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Fred Djabanor/citifmonline.com/Ghana