Assault on cop: Prosecution of driver and mate starts on April 15

A Circuit Court at Weija in the Greater Accra Region has set April 15 for the commencement of the prosecution of a bus driver and his conductor accused of assaulting a police officer.

This was after the prosecutor tendered in evidence that would be used against the two during the preliminary trial.

The driver Francis Buabeng and his conductor Albert Ansah, are currently on bail.

They first appeared before the court on March 18, where they were charged for assaulting a police officer, causing road obstruction, conspiracy to commit crime and causing unlawful harm.

The charges were proffered on them after they were seen in a video assaulting a uniform police officer.

On April 1 when the two appeared before the court, the judge ruled the counsel of the accused persons must be given time to study the documents on the case.

This was because lawyers for the accused were not served with the documents on time.

The two would therefore re-appear before the court on April 15 for the commencement of prosecution.

Background

Francis Buabeng and Albert Ansah, were arrested after they were captured in a video attacking a uniformed police officer at a bus stop around Mallam in Accra.

Reports suggest the driver jumped red light and was pursued by the officer on a motorbike to a bus stop where the officer allegedly assaulted the driver who also got down from the mini bus to retaliate in similar manner.

They were arrested and put before the Weija Circuit Court without legal representation on March 18, and remanded into police custody to appear again on April 1.

They were however granted bail on March 2019 by the same court partly due to ill-health.

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

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