Bulldog
The case involving Lawrence Nana Asiama Hanson, aka Bulldog, over the alleged murder of Fennec Okyere stalled again yesterday when state prosecutors failed to show up in court for the trial to continue.
The prosecution was expected to appear at the Accra Central District Court with a letter explaining certain “coded” portions of Attorney-General’s advice.
The prosecution, led by Detective Inspector Simon Apoirsornu, at the last sitting told the court that a portion of the Attorney-General’s advice on the docket is “coded”.
He claimed that the prosecution required some time to write a “letter” to the court explaining the coded language.
However, when the case was due for hearing yesterday, Detective Inspector Apoirsornu was not in court.
He was also not represented by anybody to inform the court on the latest of the much-anticipated letter the prosecution was expected to present to the court.
Jerry Avenogbor, lawyer for Bulldog, who also doubles as the CEO of Bull Haus Entertainment, claimed that the prosecutor was in another court.
He told the court presided over by Worlanyo Kotoku that his client would be travelling outside the country, and urged the magistrate to adjourn the case to December.
Mr Kotoku refused to adjourn the case until December, indicating that the court cannot adjourn the case beyond September 20.
Earlier, Jerry Avenogbor expressed misgivings about the manner in which the prosecution was conducting the case.
He argued that the court failed to exercise its power to discharge the accused persons, especially when the prosecution appears not to have no case against the accused.
Bulldog, also a former manager of dancehall artiste Shatta Wale, is standing trial for his alleged involvement in the death of Fennec Okeyre.
Bulldog, 36, was picked up by the Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in 2014 at Kokomlemle, a suburb of Accra, as a prime suspect in Okyere’s death.
Bulldog’s plea has not been taken even though per the police charge sheet, he has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder until an Accra High Court subsequently bailed him.
By Jeffrey De-Graft Johnson
jeffdegraft44@yahoo.com