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A Kumasi-based radio presenter with Wontumi FM, Emmanuel Kwakye Asare, has been granted bail after spending two weeks in police custody.
Arrested on August 12, 2025, Asare faces one count of offensive conduct over allegations of publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic.
The court granted him bail in the sum of GH₵100,000 with two sureties, both of whom must be civil servants. His lawyers are currently finalising the bail conditions.
The journalist is scheduled to reappear before the court on September 1, 2025.
The charge stems from a claim he made on his programme, alleging that President John Dramani Mahama had prior knowledge of the August 6, 2025, helicopter crash that killed eight people.
The prosecution opposed bail, citing ongoing investigations. However, Presiding Judge Samuel Bright Acquah noted there was no basis to deny bail, referencing a past case in which an individual was remanded for insulting then-President Akufo-Addo.
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