He explained that the former Senior Minister in his quest to get the accused persons prosecuted brought in the CID because the investigations by EOCO did not implicate the accused. The prosecution closed the state’s case against the accused persons after counsel for the second and third accused persons ended cross-examination of the seventh prosecution witness, Chief Inspector Thomas Prempeh Mercer. the Prosecution at this stage closes its case against the accused persons. Lawyer Cudjoe (Counsel for Dr. Opuni): My Lord, we will like to make a submission of no case against 1st Accused. By Court: Under Section 173 of the Criminal Offences Procedure Act, (Act 30) I am required to decide whether the accused persons have a case to answer.

Source: GhanaWeb April 06, 2021 06:56 UTC