Ghanaian musician, Daasebre Gyamena, will today know his fate at the Isleworth Crown Court in London in the narcotic trial in which he has been accused of importing 100 grammes of cocaine into the United Kingdom in July last year. He opened his defence in the re-trial of his case yesterday following the failure of the 12 member jury to reach a verdict on two occasions in the first trial. At the beginning of the re¬trial, Presiding Judge Mark McDowell swore in a 12-member jury, comprising five women and seven men. Among the 12 are Daniel Opodu, a Black African, and two Asians, as against the all-White jury during the first trial in November last year. Daasebre is led in his defence by Mr Joe Stone, the same solicitor who led him during the void trial in November last year. The contention now is whether Daasebre had knowledge of the substance in his bag, after the prosecution homed in on discrepancies in Daasebre’s evidence. During his testimony, Daasebre made statements which appeared to differ from the earlier statement he gave to the police on the day of his arrest at the Heathrow Airport. For instance, Daasebre was said to have said that he did not have any money on him, which proved to be false when he told the court that he did have some money on him that day. The prosecution capitalised on that and described him as a liar. To buttress his argument, the prosecutor said Daasebre was a celebrity back in Ghana and did not expect him to ride in a bus. Rather, he said, he expected Daasebre to ride in a hired car or a limousine and not use a bus pass while in London. Daasebre's personal mobile phone was also subjected to scrutiny and it was realised that he made a call on the eve of his departure from the Kotoka International Airport in Accra before he was arrested. Daasebre admitted in court that he had lied at the time of his arrest that he had met Patrick Donkor, alias Kumasi Market, on the flight and explained that he was confused at the time. The principal witness for Daasebre, who happens to be one of his managers, Fred Nuamah, was not in court but he was still being expected in London. If Nuamah does not turn up, then the court will have to look for someone to testify about Daasebre's character. Daasebre's counsel appealed to the judge to give directions to the jury because it was likely it would focus on the discrepancies in his client's statement to create problems for him. Credit: Daily Graphic