State to call five witnesses in Sekondi-Takoradi MCE traffic offence case

The prosecution team in the case in which a Sekondi-Takoradi MCE Abdul-Mumin Issah has been charged with traffic offence is set to call five witnesses before the Takoradi Circuit Court. 

The prosecution led by Superintendent Emmanuel Basintale, has successfully filed and served the defence team with witness statements and other disclosures.

The witnesses will include Inspector Sarfo Andrews, Bright Appiah Boakye, Constable Kusi Antwi Ebenezer, Detective Inspector Solomon Odoi, and the Investigator, General Sergeant Emmanuel Akyirem.

The presiding judge, Michael Kwadwo Ampadu, subsequently adjourned the case to 5 May 2022.

Mr Issah is said to have committed a motor traffic offence and verbally assaulted the officer who was conducting a lawful duty.

The MCE has since been charged with three counts — assault of a public officer, offensive conduct conducive to breaches of peace and disturbing the peace in a public place contrary to Sections 205, 207 and 298, respectively, of the Criminal and Other Offences Act of 1960, Act 29.

Additionally, he faces a charge of dangerous driving contrary to Section 1 of Act 683 of 2004 as amended by Act 761 of 2008.

He has pleaded not guilty to all three counts, and is currently on bail.

According to the police, the MCE drove a Toyota Land-cruiser with registration number GE 5615-20 dangerously and carelessly while approaching a police snap checkpoint at the Kwasimintsim Cemetery on Wednesday, 2 February 2022.

When one of the police officers on duty attempted to stop him, he was heard raining insults on the said officer, who is an inspector.

He vowed to have the said officer transferred to another region, but he failed to carry out his threat.

He was rather slapped with a suspension letter from President Nana Akufo-Addo shortly after his encounter with the police officer.