Source: newsthemegh.com
The Accra High Court has condemned six people, including three soldiers, to death by hanging for high treason because they were involved in a plot to topple the government.
The court found fleet manager Bright Alan Debrah Ofosu and blacksmith Donya Kafui, also known as Ezor, guilty of both treason and conspiracy to commit treason.
A civilian employee of the Ghanaian Armed Forces named Johannes Zikpi was found guilty of planning to commit high treason.
Warrant Officer II Esther Saan Dekuwine, Lance Corporal Ali Solomon, and Corporal Sylvester Akanpewon are the three troops that are conspiring. They were found guilty of planning a major treasonous conspiracy.
On the other hand, the three-person court panel cleared two senior security guards and one soldier, finding them not guilty. Both Dr. Benjamin Agordzo, the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), and Colonel Samuel Kodzo Gameli were found not guilty of aiding and abetting high treason.
Additionally, Corporal Seidu Abubakar was found not guilty of both treason and high treason conspiracy.
Those found not guilty will be executed by hanging, and those found not guilty will have their charges against them dropped.
ACP Benjamin Agordzo, the late Dr. Mac Palm, and eight other people were charged in 2021 with high treason and conspiracy to commit high treason.
Following a police raid at the Citadel Hospital in 2019, the 10 were taken into custody on suspicion of plotting to destabilize the nation. Thirteen witnesses, including officers of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), were called by the state.
The state introduced video evidence during the trial that showed the accused people plotting to topple the government, including a purported plan to produce ammunition.
All of the defendants entered not guilty pleas and ended their defenses in spite of the accusations.
After his death last year, Dr. Mac Palm, whose hospital the arrests took place, had his testimony thrown out.