The High Court’s decision will be broadcast live over a video link to the two kidnapped Canadian women and their families on December 20, 2022.
This came after the court approved a request for permission from the victims’ families to monitor the verdict made through the Attorney General’s office.
On June 4, 2019, two women, Miss Lauren Patricia Catherine Tiley and Miss Bailey Jordan Chilley, who were in Kumasi for a youth program, were abducted.
After a thorough trial, Sampson Agharlor and three other people, including a Ghanaian, will be judged.
The four people who are accused of holding two Canadian citizens against their will have entered not guilty pleas to four kidnapping-related offenses.
The defendants, including the ringleader Sampson Agharlor (also known as Romeo), Elvis Ojiyorwe, Jeff Omarsar, and Yusif Yakubu, have all denied the allegations of abduction plot, two kidnappings, and an illegal improvement.
They are suspected of participating in various ways in the kidnapping of Miss Bailey Jordan Chilley and Miss Lauren Patricia Catherine Tiley, who were in Kumasi on June 4, 2019, to take part in a youth program.
The court is about to pronounce its decision after the trial has concluded.
Although the case was previously scheduled for judgment on Thursday, November 24, 2022, the court, presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, stated that the judgment was not yet ready.
“Unfortunately, same is not ready. We were supposed to get our judgment today (Thursday, November 24, 2022). In the meantime, I received a letter from the Attorney General’s office asking that some victims and their families desire to take part in the announcement of the verdict.
The court will comply with their request. We’ll set up a URL that they can access. This information would be communicated to them at least four days before to the judgment, according to Justice Osei Marfo.
The case has been postponed until December 20 so that the verdict can be given.
According to EIB Network’s Legal Affairs Correspondent Murtala Inusah, all of the accused were present in court and are currently being held in custody legally.
Source: newsthemegh.com