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Court frees 20 suspected secessionists

An Accra Circuit Court has discharged 20 out the 21 suspected Western Togoland military recruits arrested at  Kpevedui in the Volta Region.

The court released the accused persons following the prosecution’s case that the 20 were deceived into believing that they were being trained to join the Ghana Armed Forces and hence prayed that discharged them.

Anthony Domeku, a driver for the group and the 21st accused person was, however, remanded by the court.

The prosecutor, Chief Inspector Simon Pearson, told the court that investigations had revealed that Domeku played an active role in the activities of the Western Togoland successionist group.

Earlier, Counsel for Domeku, Mr Goerge Asomani, asked the court to admit the accused to bail.

He argued that Domeku had persons of substance to stand as sureties for him, but the state prosecutor opposed the bail application, saying Domeku was a flight risk.

The court presided over by Mrs Ellen Ofori Ayeh, agreed.

 

Background

The HSGF, a group championing the secession of parts of Ghana along the border with Togo, declared independence for the territory they call ‘Western Togoland’ on November 16, last year.

The leader of Western Togoland independence, Charles Kormi Kudzodzi, announced the separation of Western Togoland from Ghana after a meeting in the Volta Regional capital, Ho.

After that announcement, the police arrested some members of the group. Their leader has since been on the run.

On December 30, 2019, the Northern Regional Police arrested 18 people suspected to be part of the separatist group.

The arrest followed intelligence that some members of the alleged separatist group from Kpassa were holding a meeting in a primary school in Bimbila, to recruit some youth to assist in their secessionist activities.

A joint military and police team was then deployed to the scene to arrest the 18 people.

On December 1, last year, the police in the Upper East Region also arrested 10 people said to be connected to the secessionist group.

The suspects were rounded up in an operation in Tumu in the Sissala East District.

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