The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Gloria Akuffo has explained that her outfit has not completely dropped the charges against prime suspects involved in the gruesome murder of the Abuakwa North constituency Member of Parliament (MP) JB Danquah.
According to her, the discontinuation of the case is to allow them conduct fresh investigation into the case which has been pending more than a year.
Madam Akuffo in an interview with Starr Midday News’ Naa Dedei Tettey said “Entering nolle prosequi does not permanently terminate proceedings.
“It has become necessary to discontinue the action for now because having studied the docket there are certain areas that require further investigations. So we have not dropped the charges completely as it has been put out. We want to go into the matter. We want the police to further investigate some aspect of the matter so that we can fully examine the totality of the evidence pertaining to that case’.
She indicated that she was feverishly ready to commence investigation, hence the discontinuation of the case.
An Accra High Court presided by Justice Vincent Bosso and Justice LL Mensah discharged Daniel Asiedu and his accomplice after the Senior State Attorney Sefakor Batcha informed the court on Tuesday the State was no more interested in the case.
Asiedu was arrested in 2016 after he allegedly murdered the late MP at his residence in Shiashie, Accra.
By: Ghana/Ultimatefmonline.com/106.9FM
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The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Gloria Akuffo has explained that her outfit has not completely dropped the charges against prime suspects involved in the gruesome murder of the Abuakwa North constituency Member of Parliament (MP) JB Danquah. According to her, the discontinuation of the case is to allow them conduct fresh investigation into […]
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