The Accra Criminal Court has postponed the third retrial in Gregory Afoko’s murder case until April 7.
Asabke Alangdi is on death row, while Mr. Afoko is currently on GHS 500,000 bail after being detained on remand at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison for almost ten years.
As long as the seven-member jury is duly formed, the court allowed the adjournment and set the new date for the retrial in response to a request from the prosecution.
Gregory Afoko is on trial for the May 2015 murder of Adams Mahama, the former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who was attacked at the entrance to his Bolgatanga home and died from acid burns.
Before passing away from his wounds, the dead allegedly named his attackers as Gregory Afoko and Asabke Alangdi.
Gregory Afoko was found not guilty of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in April of last year, following a split judgment from a seven-member jury that unanimously found Asabke guilty of conspiracy.
A third retrial is anticipated to begin at the Criminal Court, which is presided over by Justice Marie-Louise Simmons, provided that all unresolved jury composition issues are settled before the next postponed date.
The Accra High Court granted Gregory Afoko, Paul Afoko’s younger brother, GH¢500,000 bail on February 24 for suspected conspiracy to commit murder.
He was charged with planning the murder of Adams Mahama, a former New Patriotic Party chairman for the Upper East Region, alongside the convicted Asabke Alangdi.
Two sureties, one of whom must be justified, are required for the bail amount.
On February 17, 2025, Afoko’s attorneys submitted a new bail plea to the Accra High Court, the third time the accused had asked the court to release him from custody following nearly a decade in prison.
When Afoko was detained in 2015, he was charged with planning with others to carry out a vicious acid attack outside Adams Mahama’s Bolgatanga residence.
2019 saw the start of the experiment, which ended in 2023. However, Gregory Afoko was found guilty on both charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder by a jury that issued a hung judgment.
Afoko was thus granted a new trial by the court. Following the hearings, he was arrested again and refused bail.
Source: newsthemegh.com