Investigations into the case involving the two suspects arrested in connection with the murder of the former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, J.B Danquah, will be re-opened.
This was revealed by the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, in an interview with Citi News.
The two, Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bosso, were discharged today [Tuesday], after the State Attorney, Sefakor Batse, announced at an Accra High Court that the trial will not continue.
Speaking to Citi News, the AG explained that, the case was dropped to allow for further investigations into some aspects of it.
The AG clarified that, the suspects will be re-arrested after investigations into the case re-opens.
“You will recall that, the case had been tendered before I took office. I had made an undertaking to the people of Ghana that I will look at everything on our desk and this matter is one of those. I have together with my officials here taken a hard look at the docket and we have come to the decision that there are aspects of the matter that require further investigations, and to be able to do that, then we need to discontinue because we cannot reopen investigations when the case is on trial, so what has necessitated the withdrawal by the entering of a nolle prosequoi is to enable us conduct further investigations into aspects of the matter.”
How J. B Danquah was killed
The Abuakwa North legislator was on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, stabbed to death at his Shiashie residence in Accra.
Two days after his murder, the then Accra Regional Police Command, led by COP George A. Dampare, arrested a prime suspect, Daniel Asiedu, who allegedly confessed to committing the crime.
Vincent Bosso, was later arrested as having conspired with Aseidu to commit the crime.
Court proceedings.
In the course of the trial, the prosecution tendered in a post-mortem report of the MP, Forensic DNA Report, Blood stained T-shirt of Asiedu, a knife used by Asiedu, the three iPhones of the deceased, Asiedu’s pair of slippers which he left at the crime scene, his prison records, and radiology report determining his age, his medical report, all as evidence to prosecute him.
Source: citifmonline.com
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You ndc here pretending to be NPP must be ashamed of yourselves. I agree with the A-G the way ndc A-G presented the case make it difficult to know the real culprits. Remember Daniel Asiedu mentioned a name at the CID HQs before the BNI rushed to take over and did their own bogus investigation whereby the the police Commissioner who did the initial investigations which caused the arrest of the suspect was transfered from Accra to Winneba, so with these guys in custody and being tried with the ndc prepared charges will interfere with the truth so the whole thing needs to be dropped and started all over. My fears now is these suspects might runaway or be killed since a John Mahama boy was mentioned as the one who contracted the killing.
Peacefmonline kindly check your headings. They are suspects and not killers as at now.
The excuse that these guys will be re-arrested is just an avenue to drop the case quietly ; there is somebody within the political elite behind this murder ; what happens if these culprits run away ; this is possible besides if this Asiedu has admitted murder why was he dischare with the intent to re-charge him again ; what if the powers to be arrangge for this Asiedu to go abroad ; that means the case is dead; !!!!! this is a relative of Nana Addo besides did the wife or Mrs Daquah not hear of the murder on the night as she was sleeping next Door ; the question is why has Nana Addo kept so mute on this matter ; VERU STRANGE BECAUSE AKYEM PEOPLE ARE WICKED PEOPLE AND LOVE RITUALS : even his grandfather Dr JB Daquah was involved inm murder years ago; Nana Addo is a Lawyer so why THIS LAWLESS ACTIVITIES IN GHANA TODAY !!!!!
AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED AND SAD BECAUSE IF ASIEDU HAS AT LEAST AGREED THAT HE KILLED THE MP,NO WAY SHOULD HE BE DISCHARED.I`M A DIE HARD NPP BUT BELIEVE ME,IF THIS ASIEDU AND HIS ACCOMPLICE RUN AWAY...NPP WILL BE DOOMED FOREVER.SOMEBODY IS CAUGHT SMOKING ONE JOINT OF GANJA IS IMPRISONED EVEN THOUGH HE SMOKE INTO HIS OWN BODY WITHOUT CAUSING HARM TO ANYONE. .SOMEONE STEAL CASSAVA BECAUSE OF HUNGER IS SENT TO COURT THE NEXT DAY AND IMPRISONED.I SWEAR AG AND HER ENTOURAGE SHOULD BE VERY VERY CAREFUL.ALSO THE GOV`T AND NPP SHOULD BE CAREFUL.MR PRESIDENT (SHINE YOUR EYES)....IF THE BOYS ESCAPE,MY GOD,. THIS VERY CASE IS A TEST FOR NPP.