Police Re-arrests Two Suspects In J B Danquah Adu Murder Case For Further Investigations


The police on Tuesday afternoon re-arrested the two men linked to the murder of a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa-North, J.B. Danquah-Adu for further investigations. 

This was few hours after they were discharged by the Accra High Court.

The Attorney General (AG) filed a nolle prosequi in the case of the two, which had reached the stage where a jury is to be constituted for the trial of Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bosso.

Graphic Online's court reporter, Emmanuel Ebo Hawks, reported that, immediately the two men stepped out of the court room, they were re-arrested by the armed policemen who were stationed all over the court premises.

According to him, the AG explained that after studying the case docket, they found that, there is the need to do further investigations.

Technically, investigators cannot conduct further investigations and interrogate the accused persons whilst the trial was underway, hence the filling of the nolle prosequi.

The filing of nolle prosequi meant the Attorney General wanted to discontinue with the prosecution.

A Senior State Attorney, Sefakor Batsa, told the court on Tuesday that, based on section 54 of the criminal and other offences Act , 1960 (Act 30) the AG had filed a nolle prosequi not to continue with the prosecution.


SOURCE: Daily Graphic