The late Ahmed Suale
Daniel Owusu Koranteng, a former employee of Tiger Eye P.I. accused of playing a part in the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale, has been discharged by a District Court in Madina.
This followed the advice of the Attorney General, Dr. Dominc Ayine, asking prosecutors to drop the charges against the businessman who had been facing legal proceedings over the death a man whom the police said was his close friend.
Daniel Owusu Koranteng was accused of abetting two other suspects who are currently on the run to murder Ahmed Suale at his home on January 16, 2019.
He was also facing a substantive charge of murder contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
Chief Inspector Nana Afua Bamfoa Bamfo told the court yesterday that the Attorney General had advised that the case be discontinued.
The court therefore, struck out the case and discharged the accused.
Daniel Owusu Koranteng had always insisted on his innocence, and the decision to discontinue the case against him now puts further pressure on the police to identify and arrest the two persons who allegedly killed Suale and are said to be on the run.
Prior to this, the court had ordered the police to file a Bill of Indictment on the accused.
The Bill of Indictment includes the charges levelled against the accused person, the summary of the prosecution’s evidence, and the exhibits that would be tendered at trial should the District Court commit him to stand trial at the High Court.
Charges
Daniel Owusu Koranteng was initially charged with one count of murder, but an amended charge sheet includes a charge of abetment of crime contrary to Section 2-(1) of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
He was also facing a substantive charge of murder contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
Court documents indicate that the accused had sent pictures of the deceased to Kennedy Agyapong who displayed them on Net2 TV and called for ‘retribution’ against him.
“Accused person having known the deceased’s place of abode and possible hideouts; led two other culprits currently at large to the house of the deceased where he was shot and killed,” the documents alleged.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak