Accra, Nov. 29, – Defence Counsel
for Lawrence Nana Asiama Hanson, aka Bulldog, has expressed frustrations over a
letter supposedly written by the Police to the District Court asking that his
client should be discharged.
The court presided over by Mr.
Worlanyo Kotoku said the court did not have any letter from the Police nor the
Attorney General pertaining to Bulldog’s discharge.
“The letter discharging the
accused is not before me,”” the court said.
The court therefore asked defence
counsel and his client to exercise little bit of restraint for the provision of
the said discharged letter.
Defence counsel, Mr. Jerry
Avernogbor said he was at the Police headquarters where the Director of
Homicide Unit said he had written to the court over the Bulldog’s
discharge
Counsel held that the Police were
deceiving his client and the court and urged the court to exercise its
discretion by discharging the accused for want of prosecution.
Mr. Avernogbor urged the Court to
activate its powers to discharge accused since he has been coming to court for
the past three years.
He told the court that his client
wanted to travel outside the jurisdiction but could not due to this scenario.
Detective Sergeant Rose Anima who
held brief for the Prosecution told the court that there has been some
developments.
Sergeant Anima however could not
disclose what the latest development entails.
On November 15, this year the
court summoned a Senior State Attorney, Mr. Richard Gyambiby, to appear before
it in Accra, to explain certain issues in the case.
Mr. Gyambiby is said to have
worked on the case docket and advised that Bulldog, who the Chief Executive
Officer for Bull Haus Entertainment be discharged.
The Police, however, stated that
the advice from the AG had some codified information, which needed to be
discussed by the Police Administration.
Hanson is being prosecuted for
allegedly murdering Fennec Okyere, a Music Producer in May 2014.
Though charged with conspiracy to
murder and murder, the Court, has preserved the plea of Bulldog.
Bulldog has, however, been
admitted to bail by the Human Rights Court, a division of the High Court.
After several years of waiting
for the advice from the Attorney General; the AG recently recommended that
Hanson be discharged.
The matter has been adjourned to
January 10, next year.
GNA
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