An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the police to release the mobile phones confiscated from Dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah aka Shata Wale and his boys when they were arrested.
The police as part of their investigations into the shooting prank staged by Shatta Wale and his boys took their phones from them and we’re yet to release them.
But their lawyer, Herry Avenorgo today made an application before the court for the phones to be released to the accused persons.
He told the court that mobile phones are the sources of livelihood of the accused persons and they need them to survive.
The application was opposed by the prosecution led by Chief Inspector Dennis Terkpetey who told the court that they were holding the phones for investigations purposes.
He said they intend to access the phones of the accused persons but are yet to obtain a court order which will enable them to do so.
He, therefore, prayed the court to give them time, adding that once they access the phones they will release them to the accused persons.
The court presided over by His Honour Emmanuel Essandor in his ruling ordered the prosecution to release the phones to the accused persons, adding that the offenses for which the accused persons were charged were allegedly done on social media.
The case has been adjourned to December 7, 2021.
Shatta Wale and three of his boys, Kojo Owusu Koranteng, Eric Venator, and Iddrisu Yussif were put before the court for circulating a video in which they alleged that the self-proclaimed dance hall king had been shot by unknown persons.
Shatta Wale has been charged with one count of publication of false news while his boys were charged with one count of abetment of publication of false news.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak