An Accra Circuit Court presided over by Justice Aboagye Tandoh, has sentenced Prince Osei and Atta Kojo to 60 months imprisonment each for their role in the Kwabenya cell break that led to the shooting and killing of one police officer.
The two were convicted based on their own plea and expected to run concurrently.
According to the court, habeas corpus would have been expected but for clemency pleaded for and on behalf of the accused by Counsel George Asumani who acted as a friend to the court.
Touching on the bail application proposed by counsels for the remaining suspects, the court said it was giving the prosecutor, Superintendent Kweku Bempah, the last opportunity to conclude his investigations on the matter to enable the court proceed on the merit of the case and further adjourned the matter to February 26.
Earlier in court, counsel for the 4th accused person, Nancy Dentaah, who was perceived to have aided the suspects to escape from lawful custody said, his client is an entrepreneur and a mother of a 6-year-old boy who cannot in anyway assist in such a criminal act.
Bernard Wiredu, further prayed the court to admit his client to bail to enable her to take care of her son who has been longing to see his mother.
Although he concedes that, humanitarian reasons are not for a grant of bail without recourse to the law, he pleaded for mercy with the firm conviction that, his client cannot run away from any charges that will be levelled against her.
The court has since refused to grant the bail application proposed by the 10 other suspects and has adjourned the matter to February 26.
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