General News of Friday, 29 March 2019Source: Myjoyonline.comNine lawyers secure bail for driver and mate who assaulted policeFrancis Buabeng, 26 years, (left) and Albert Ansah, 33 years (r)A Weija Circuit Court in the Greater Accra region, has granted bail to the commercial driver and his mate accused of assaulting a police officer. A team of nine legal practitioners led by Martin Kpebu argued their clients were safe only if removed from the custody of the police. On March 14, 2019, the driver and mate engaged in a fisticuff with a police officer, Constable Julius Mawuli Ekpe. The police officer had chased down the driver and his mate using a motorbike after they allegedly tried to escape arrest for an alleged road indiscipline. Nine legal practitioners have come to their aid in seeking bail for the commercial driver and mate.

Source: GhanaWeb March 29, 2019 12:33 UTC