{"id":79330,"date":"2015-01-05T05:29:17","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T05:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=79330"},"modified":"2015-01-05T11:32:11","modified_gmt":"2015-01-05T11:32:11","slug":"kwaw-kese-trial-begins-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/01\/kwaw-kese-trial-begins-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwaw Kese trial begins today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The trial of hiplife artiste\u00a0Emmanuel Botwe popularly known as\u00a0Kwaw Kese is expected to begin today, Monday January 5, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>His lawyer, Nana Kwesi Buetey confirmed this to <strong>Citi News<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At the last hearing, the Kumasi Circuit Court presided over by Judge William\u00a0Boampong\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/12\/30\/kwaw-kese-finally-granted-bail\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>granted him bail on health grounds<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10407476_10152923159464136_6646072044174703668_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68100\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10407476_10152923159464136_6646072044174703668_n.jpg\" alt=\"Kwaw Kese Arrested\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10407476_10152923159464136_6646072044174703668_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10407476_10152923159464136_6646072044174703668_n-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rapper\u00a0is standing trial for <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/11\/24\/kwaw-kese-remanded-prison-custody-2-weeks-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>allegedly smoking publicly, a substance suspected to be Indian hemp<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;bPbW51Ho0f3exTOhiBcrj1m2YLcURiBM&#8221;]He was arrested by the Police in Kumasi on November 22, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Kwaw Kese had been shuffling between jail and the hospital since his arrest and <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/12\/23\/kwaw-kese-to-spend-christmas-in-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>pleaded with the judge to grant him bail<\/strong><\/span><\/a> after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>He has since pleaded not guilty in the matter even though the prosecution said in one of the court appearances that <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/12\/12\/kwaw-kese-denied-bail-again\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>medical tests on the musician<\/strong><\/span><\/a> have revealed he had smoked the substance.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Kwaw Kese has started a <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/12\/17\/kwaw-kese-campaigns-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>campaign against the use of illicit drugs<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, warning the youth against using such dangerous drugs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Pearl Akanya Ofori\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trial of hiplife artiste\u00a0Emmanuel Botwe popularly known as\u00a0Kwaw Kese is expected to begin today, Monday January 5, 2015. 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