Faulty recorder stalls Ex-MP's case

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By William Yaw Owusu
Thursday December 9, 2010
The case of three person standing trial for allegedly conspiring to rob J.B. Danquah Adu, Ex-MP for Abuakwa North and Deputy Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs under the Kufuor administration has been adjourned due to the faulty nature of the recording machines.

The same courtroom is hosting both the Ya Na case and Ex-MP case but under different judges.

When the case was called, the court presided over by Justice Mustapha Habib Logoh said “as things stand now we cannot work because our computers are down. Let us come tomorrow (December 9, 2010) by which time the machines would have been repaired.”

Narteley Nettey Yirenkyiwaa, 24, the ex-Minister’s girlfriend is standing trial together with Charles Antwi and Nana Yaw Ampaw, the police say the three conspired to rob the JB at East Legon apartment of the lady on August 26, 2010.

The three have pleaded not guilty to three counts of conspiracy, causing harm and robbery and are still in police custody.

The Ex-MP was expected to be cross-examined by CK Mintah, counsel for Antwi and Ampaw after Yirenkyiwaa’s lawyer, Kwabena Addo Attuah had completed his cross-examination on December 7, 2010.

The facts are that on the morning of August 26, Ms. Yirenkyiwaa called the complainant, her estranged boyfriend to meet her at Protea Hotel. When they met, she asked for financial help from him and they agreed to meet later at her house.

When Mr. Adu got to her house, he met Yirenkyiwaa outside, who took him into the house. They then proceeded to her bedroom where she allegedly undressed him.

The prosecution said when she had done this, the other two accused persons came out of the bathroom where they were hiding and started taking pictures, after which they attacked the complainant with a knife and took his pair of trousers which contained GH¢1000.