{"id":51313,"date":"2014-09-26T12:31:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T12:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=51313"},"modified":"2014-09-26T12:39:37","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T12:39:37","slug":"aflao-chief-remanded-into-police-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/aflao-chief-remanded-into-police-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Aflao chief remanded into police custody"},"content":{"rendered":"
A High Court in Ho in the Volta Region, has remanded into Police custody, the claimant of the Aflao stool Togbui Afla Awuno Detu IX.<\/p>\n
Torgbui Afla Detu and five others were arrested<\/strong><\/span><\/a> by the Police on Thursday after defying Police orders not to enter the town after security intelligence revealed his actions could spark violence<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”EFlLacnf627uJSE21GBpdobPAPvSiN1D”]The Police put the chief before court on Friday and he was charged on two counts of offensive conduct, organizing public public event without recourse to the public order act.<\/p>\n Presiding judging Patrick Baaye said his decision to remand the chief into Police custody is for the safety of the accused and the people of Aflao.<\/p>\n Togbui Afla Awuno Detu IX is expected to reappear in court on October 30.<\/p>\n On Thursday the youth of the area demonstrated against the Police, following the\u00a0arrival of the supposed new paramount chief of Aflao Traditional Area, Togbui Afla.<\/p>\n The youth said they were angry because the Police betrayed them by allowing the\u00a0supposed paramount chief<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to enter the town, after\u00a0the police assured to prevent his out-dooring<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n