A District Court in Madina has ordered the police to file a Bill of Indictment on Daniel Owusu Koranteng, a businessman and former employee of Tiger Eye P.I., who is accused of playing a role in the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale.
The court has given the police until May 13, 2025, to file the document.
The Bill of Indictment includes the charges leveled against the accused, a summary of the prosecution’s evidence, and the exhibits that will be tendered at trial, should the District Court commit him to stand trial at the High Court.
Chief Inspector Nana Afua Bamfoa Bamfoa, appearing before the court, requested more time to put their case in order.
She also informed the court that the accused had been unsuccessful in securing bail, as the High Court had denied his application and remanded him into prison custody.
Kwaku Osei Asare, counsel for the accused, told the court that the defense was expecting the Bill of Indictment to be ready by today’s sitting.
He reminded the prosecution that the accused person’s liberty was at stake and urged them to expedite the process.
Her Worship Susan Nyarkotey, after listening to both sides, ordered the police to file the Bill of Indictment by May 13, 2025, which is the next date scheduled for committal proceedings.
Charges
The accused was initially charged with one count of murder, but an amended charge sheet now includes a charge of abetment of crime, contrary to Section 20(1) of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
He is accused of abetting two other suspects, who are currently on the run, in the murder of Ahmed Suale at his residence on January 16, 2019.
He also faces a substantive charge of murder, contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
Court documents indicate that the accused had sent pictures of the deceased to Kennedy Agyapong, who displayed them on Net2 TV and called for ‘retribution’ against him.
The documents allege: “The accused person, having knowledge of the deceased’s place of abode and possible hideouts, led two other culprits currently at large to the house of the deceased, where he was shot and killed.”
Meanwhile, the Madina Magistrate Court, presided over by Her Worship Suzy Nyarkotey, has denied a second application for bail on behalf of the accused, ruling that it has no jurisdiction to grant bail in a murder case.
He was remanded into police custody by the District Court, and his counsel subsequently filed for bail at the High Court.
However, the court, presided over by Justice Naa Koowa Quarshie, refused the application for bail pending trial and remanded the accused into prison custody.
Source |Dailyguide
