{"id":302207,"date":"2017-03-16T11:09:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T11:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=302207"},"modified":"2017-03-16T11:09:34","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T11:09:34","slug":"marwako-assault-lebanese-supervisor-granted-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/marwako-assault-lebanese-supervisor-granted-bail\/","title":{"rendered":"Marwako assault: Lebanese supervisor granted bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Accra Magistrate Court has granted bail to Jihad\u00a0Chabaan, the Marwako supervisor who has been charged with assault. He was <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/08\/marwako-assault-court-remands-lebanese-supervisor\/\">remanded<\/a><\/strong><\/span> last Wednesday, March 8.<\/p>\n<p>The magistrate court,\u00a0Presided over by Victoria Ghansah, adjourned the case to March 20, 2017, to allow the defence counsel continue the cross-examination of the victim, Evelyn Aboagye.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;wzGLvsHHGx1RonCA8S8eoG06yok8tWRx&#8221;]The prosecution today [Thursday], led the victim through her testimony to the court. In her testimony, Evelyn Aboagye narrated the events leading to her alleged assault by the defendant.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution ended its cross-examination today [Thursday], but the defendant&#8217;s lawyer, Julio De Medeiros, was unable to complete the cross-examination of the victim.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution also announced that it may call at least five witnesses to testify in court.<\/p>\n<p>Jihad\u00a0Chabaan,\u00a0a supervisor at the Abelemkpe branch of the\u00a0Marwako\u00a0Restaurant, is alleged to have dipped the victim&#8217;s face into blended pepper.<\/p>\n<p>The Management of\u00a0Marwako\u00a0<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/04\/marwako-suspends-lebanese-supervisor-for-assaulting-ghanaian-worker\/\">suspended<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0the supervisor after the allegations emerged.<\/p>\n<p>News of this assault sparked outrage from sections of the public with calls for a boycott of the fast food chain and others going further to demand Jihad Chabaan be deported.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_299832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-299832\" style=\"width: 783px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-299832 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Jihad-Chaaban-5.jpeg\" alt=\"Jihad Chaaban\" width=\"783\" height=\"631\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-299832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jihad Chaaban<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Witness intimidation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The lawyer for Jihad Chaaban, later denied claims that his client and the management of\u00a0Marwako\u00a0Fast foods,\u00a0were\u00a0intimidating potential witnesses in the trial.<\/p>\n<p>During <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/08\/marwako-assault-court-remands-lebanese-supervisor\/\">proceedings in court on March 8<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, the prosecution argued\u00a0that, the accused and Marwako&#8217;s management were threatening to dismiss staff members who had been invited by the police to serve as witnesses in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Chaaban\u2019s lawyer, Augustine Asafo Adjei, rubbished such claims as false, noting that the police had said it had already concluded investigations before the court hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Asafo Adjei also asserted that, during the court proceedings, the investigator looking into the case stated categorically that there was no external interference.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Franklin Badu Jnr\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Accra Magistrate Court has granted bail to Jihad\u00a0Chabaan, the Marwako supervisor who has been charged with assault. 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