Kwabena Bobie Ansah, an Accra FM Presenter, who was arrested for alleged publication of false news, has been granted bail in the sum of GHC50,000.00 with two sureties by a Kaneshie District Court.
Bobie Ansah,42, is also being held on a charge of offensive conduct.
He has pleaded not guilty before the court presided over by Mr Oheneba Kuffour.
Three other accomplices - Edwin Tamakloe, Kwame Kwakye and one Eugene, are said to be at large.
The accused person was represented by Kwadjoga Adawudu, Theophilus Donkor and Edudzie Tamakloe, took turns to pray for bail for him.
The matter has been adjourned to March 14.
Prosecuting Inspector Ebenezer Teye Okuffo narrated that sometime in January 2022, the Police received a report concerning a video circulating on social media to the effect that the First and Second Ladies of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs Rebecca Akufo Addo and Mrs Samira Bawumia had fraudulently acquired or granted to themselves State lands at AU village and Kotoka International Airport for the construction of the “Rebecca Foundation,” a non-governmental organisation.
The prosecution said the Police commenced investigations into the matter and invited the accused person, but he allegedly failed to hour the invitations.
It said based on that, Bobie Ansah was arrested on February 10, 2022.
The prosecution said investigations so far revealed that the publication by the accused and his accomplices was false.
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