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A Tarkwa circuit court has sentenced two people, Ango Atobrah, a farm labourer and Kwaku Adusei, a driver to six months imprisonment for their involvement in a violent attack on Police during the last Parliamentary and Presidential elections at Manso Amenfi constituency in the Western region.
The Court, presided over by Mr. Samuel Obeng Diawuo sentenced them on their own plea.
The third accused Mercy Amoh, a hairdresser who was sick was granted bail in the sum of two thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢ 2000) and was ordered to reappear on December 17, 2008.
Prosecuting, ASP. A.A Adiita of Asankragwa Police said complainants in the case were Policemen who were detailed for duty during the December 7 General Elections at Manso Amenfi.
He said during the collating of the election results, the Returning Officer of the Constituency, Mr Dominic Kwasi Boadi stopped collation of results at a point because the results from other polling stations had not reached him.
ASP. Adiita said supporters of an independent candidate of the constituency, Peter Kwarkye Ackah, did not understand why the Returning Officer stopped the collation and started hurling insults and stones at him.
He said Police Officer on duty at the time could not stop the action of the supporters and therefore called for reinforcement.
ASP. Adiita said the Policemen were dispatched to Manso Amenfi to control the situation but the supporters turned on the Policemen, threw stones at them and damaged the left side glass of the Police vehicle.
ASP Adiita said the Policemen managed to arrest the three accused persons while the rest escaped.
Pronouncing judgement, the Judge said; “the six months given to the accused persons was to serve as a deterrent to others.”
Source: GNA
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