In a recent development, the High Court has pronounced the death penalty for six individuals convicted of conspiracy to commit high treason and committing high treason. The court, however, acquitted Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Agordzo, Colonel Gameli, and another junior military officer, Corporal Seidu Abubakar.
The judgment, delivered on Wednesday, was the outcome of a trial initiated on June 8, 2021, following the charging of Dr. Frederick Yao Mac-Palm (now deceased), ACP Dr. Agordzo, and eight others for conspiracy to high treason, abetment to high treason, and high treason. Notably, Dr. Mac-Palm’s testimony was expunged from the records after his passing.
The six individuals convicted and sentenced to death are Donya Kafui alias Ezor, Bright Allan Debrah Ofosu alias Bright Alan Yeboah, Yohannes Zikpi, Warrant Officer Class Two Esther Saan Dekuwine, Lance Corporal Ali Solomon, and Corporal Sylvester Akanpewon.
Colonel Samuel Kodzo Gameli and ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo, who faced charges of abetment, were acquitted.
The trial involved a legal team led by the Attorney General’s Department, including Godfred Yeboah Dame, Director of Public Prosecution Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa, and other state attorneys. Defense lawyers representing the accused individuals included Rita Akukunti Ali, Victor Kodjogah Adawudu, Anthony Lartey, Eric Kpongo, Lamptiig Apanga, Kormivi Dzotsi, and others.
The three-member panel of judges, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, Justice Hafisata Amaleboba, and Justice Stephen Oppong, all Justices of the Court of Appeal sitting as additional High Court judges, presided over the case.
The trial, which commenced on June 8, 2021, saw the Prosecution closing its case on July 12, 2022, after presenting 13 witnesses, including seven soldiers.
High Court Sentences Six Coup Plotters to Death; ACP Agordzo and Two Others Acquitted”
In a recent development, the High Court has pronounced the death penalty for six individuals convicted of conspiracy to commit high treason and committing high treason. The court, however, acquitted Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Agordzo, Colonel Gameli, and another junior military officer, Corporal Seidu Abubakar.
The judgment, delivered on Wednesday, was the outcome of a trial initiated on June 8, 2021, following the charging of Dr. Frederick Yao Mac-Palm (now deceased), ACP Dr. Agordzo, and eight others for conspiracy to high treason, abetment to high treason, and high treason. Notably, Dr. Mac-Palm’s testimony was expunged from the records after his passing.
The six individuals convicted and sentenced to death are Donya Kafui alias Ezor, Bright Allan Debrah Ofosu alias Bright Alan Yeboah, Yohannes Zikpi, Warrant Officer Class Two Esther Saan Dekuwine, Lance Corporal Ali Solomon, and Corporal Sylvester Akanpewon.
Colonel Samuel Kodzo Gameli and ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo, who faced charges of abetment, were acquitted.
The trial involved a legal team led by the Attorney General’s Department, including Godfred Yeboah Dame, Director of Public Prosecution Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa, and other state attorneys. Defense lawyers representing the accused individuals included Rita Akukunti Ali, Victor Kodjogah Adawudu, Anthony Lartey, Eric Kpongo, Lamptiig Apanga, Kormivi Dzotsi, and others.
The three-member panel of judges, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, Justice Hafisata Amaleboba, and Justice Stephen Oppong, all Justices of the Court of Appeal sitting as additional High Court judges, presided over the case.
The trial, which commenced on June 8, 2021, saw the Prosecution closing its case on July 12, 2022, after presenting 13 witnesses, including seven soldiers.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
