granted\u00a0Issah Musah bail<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\nThe Magistrate Court presided over by Mr Worlanyo Kotoku admitted Issah to bail in the sum of GH\u20a120,000.00 with four sureties.<\/p>\n
He is to report to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service before noon from Monday to Thursday until the case is concluded.<\/p>\n
The Court noted that under Section 96 (7) of the Criminal Code, the Court could grant bail as the accused person was charged with abetment of crime.<\/p>\n
It, however, declined bail in respect of Gregory Afoko, saying the Court did not have the jurisdiction to do so and advised counsel to go to the High Court.<\/p>\n
This was after the two accused persons\u2019 lawyers had repeated bail application protesting their continuous detention in custody.<\/p>\n
Afoko has been charged with murder, while Issah is being held for abetment of crime. Their pleas have not been taken.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile family members of the late Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Adams Mahama, have registered their displeasure over the granting of bail to Musah.<\/p>\n
The family through their lawyers has therefore filed a motion at the High Court to quash the decision by an Accra Magistrates\u2019 Court to grant bail to Issah Musah, one of the two persons standing trial over the murder of Adams Mahama.<\/p>\n
According to the family, the Magistrate court had no jurisdiction to grant Musah bail hence its decision should be quashed.<\/p>\n
Mr Mahama was attacked with acid on his way home and later died in the hospital in May.<\/p>\n
He reportedly named some of the persons who attacked him.<\/p>\n
According to the Police, Afoko after his arrest, was asked to lead the Police to the house of his accomplice, Asabke Alangdi but \u201che rather took them to the father\u2019s house.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Police said they later located the house of the second person but the suspect had gotten wind of their presence and absconded with his wife, leaving behind their baby.<\/p>\n
A gallon, which allegedly contained some of the substance, and a plastic cup, were retrieved from the scene for forensic examination,\u201d the Police stated.<\/p>\n
The Police said: a \u201cpost mortem examination was conducted on the body of the deceased and the Pathologist gave the cause of the death as shocked lungs and extensive acid burns.\u201d<\/p>\n
Musah Issah was arrested for allegedly buying the acid used for the attack.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The lawyer for Gregory Afoko has applied for a bail for his client at the Human Rights Court after a magistrate Court denied him such. However, the court could not hear the case because there was no representation from the Attorney General\u2019s Department. [contextly_sidebar id=”jN9mMA3sF9WiaOmhSmy9GKyu1MaqQKty”]Gregory Afoko and his alleged accomplice Issah Musah are alleged to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":132228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[43,38],"yoast_head":"\n
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