The Effiduase District Court has granted GH¢10,000 bail each to six persons who attacked a police officer at Kumawu in the Ashanti Region.
They were granted bail with one surety each.
The accused persons, Edward Boateng, Evans Addo, Yaw Kusi, Michael Owusu, Yaw Boateng, and Emmanuel Mensah, appeared before the court on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
A police statement said the suspects engaged in a brawl with Corporal Sylvester Berhene on Friday, April 7, after he stopped their overloaded taxi at a snap checkpoint in Kumawu.
They were charged with assaulting a public officer and conspiracy to commit a crime, while another accused person was charged with aiding and abetting.
The police insisted they might tamper with ongoing investigations if they were granted bail.
However, counsel for the accused persons, Henry Ohemeng Kumi, argued that all offences were bailable and that the charges against his client were misdemeanours.
He also prayed the court to grant his client bail since they were not a flight risk.
The presiding judge, His Worship Frank Nii Ashittey Addo, addressing the court, described the actions of the accused persons as a threat to national security and said he would ensure they face the law if found guilty.
He added that, despite their disturbing offence, they were eligible for some freedom as stated in the constitution.
The case has been adjourned to April 28, 2023.
Meanwhile, some relatives of the accused persons who were at the court refuted the facts presented by the prosecution.