Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah
THE DOCKET on the trial of General Overseer of Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah, has been forwarded to the Office of the Attorney General for “study and advice.”
The clergyman, together with six others, has been charged with 11 counts of threat of death against Patricia Oduro Koranteng, aka Nana Agradaa, and offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace.
The prosecution was expected to call Agradaa, who is the complainant, and the first prosecution witness yesterday, for the commencement of the trial.
But the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Dennis Terkpetey, told the court that the Head of Prosecution at the Accra Region of the Ghana Police Service had directed him to inform the court that the docket in respect of the matter was called by the Office of the Attorney General for study and advice.
“As we speak, the region’s docket is in the Office of the Attorney General and, therefore, I cannot proceed,” he added.
He added that he will take further orders from the Head of Prosecution and inform the court accordingly on the way forward.
Daniel Amankwah, who initially prayed the court to stand the case down for some few minutes to allow the substantive lawyer, Gary Nimako Marfo, to appear in person, withdrew the prayer in view of what the prosecutor had said.
He said he will relay what had transpired in the trial to the lawyer, whom he said had gone to the High Court and was on his way to the Circuit Court.
The court presided over by Her Honour Evelyn Asamoah, subsequently adjourned the trial to March 24, 2022.
Rev. Owusu-Bempah is before the court together with Mensah Ofori, Bright Berchie, Kwabena Nyarko, Nana Acheampong, Nana Brown and Kwame Amoh.
They are facing a total of 11 counts of conspiracy, offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace contrary to Section 207 of the Criminal and other Offences Act (Act 29), threat of death and abetment of crime.
They all pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against them and were all granted bail by the court.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak