Posted on: www.dailyguideghana.com
By William Yaw Owusu
Thursday December 16, 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 absence of state prosecutors.
When the case was called yesterday defense counsel was present but there was no prosecutor to try the case and an officer from the Attorney-Generals’ Department who was in the courtroom told the presiding judge, Justice Mustapha Habib Logoh that his colleague was indisposed.
Just as a third prosecution witness was to be called the officer stood up announced himself and asked the judge to adjourn proceedings until December 22, 2010.
The judge obliged but asked the prosecution to expedite action because the accused persons are still in custody.
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 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. 00
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