Audio By Carbonatix
A Circuit court in Accra has acquitted and discharged Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, who was standing trial for inciting behaviour tantamount to a breach of the peace.
The decision was taken Tuesday after lawyers for Mr. Agyapong argued for submission of no case at the last hearing.
His lawyer, Ayikoi Otoo filed a submission of no case on April 25, 2013 after the state concluded its case. He argued the state had not made out its case. Mr. Agyapong, therefore, had not case to answer.
The state prosecutor, Rexford Wiredu, opposed the motion but presiding judge, Ebenezer Osei Darko dismissed the case.
The MP was facing charges of attempted treason, genocide and terrorism, after he was alleged to have made tribal comments on Oman FM, a private radio station owned by him. But those charges were dropped and he was charged with the lesser offences of conducts conducive to the breach of the peace and causing fear and alarm.
He was arrested on Monday, April 16, 2012, after he was invited by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service over statements he allegedly made on his Accra-based radio station, Oman FM.
He was alleged to have “declared war” and vowed to lynch any fake security operative following the alleged physical attack on Ursula Owusu, the MP for Ablekuma West and Abu Jinapor, a former aide to the 2012 NPP flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at Odododiodoo during the biometric registration exercise.
Anny Osabutey reports that at today's sitting, the Court cleared Mr. Agyapong of all the charges.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
2025/26 GPL: Hearts suffer comprehensive 2-0 loss to Karela United
33 minutes -
Kennedy Agyapong begins Central Regional campaign tour with major healthcare donations
36 minutes -
Digital-savvy youth in Northern Ghana use internet to digitise local languages for generations
1 hour -
GES directs Dzodze-Penyi SHS Headmaster to step aside over alleged sexual misconduct
1 hour -
My vision is to build an agile central bank ready for emerging risks; tackling dollarisation is also a major priority – Asiama
1 hour -
Ukrainian city hit by ‘massive’ strike as peace talks in US conclude
2 hours -
Staff and tourists among 25 killed in Goa nightclub fire
2 hours -
BoG to cut policy rate aggressively in coming months – Fitch Solutions
2 hours -
GPL 2025/2026: Salim Adams sends Medeama top of the league
2 hours -
CUTS raises concern over prolonged delay in consumer protection and competition law passage
2 hours -
Dumelo urges youth to embrace agriculture, entrepreneurship at VYE Forum
2 hours -
GPL 2025/26: Oduro’s stunning strike earns Hohoe United win over Asante Kotoko
2 hours -
Samartex return to winning ways with victory over GoldStars
2 hours -
Bolt Food Ghana vows to boost employment as regulator commends its growth
2 hours -
NAIMOS task force arrests 7 illegal miners in raid at Kwaebibirem
2 hours
