The Accra Circuit Court attempting six men and women accused of being concerned withinside the bullion Van theft has ordered that the case docket need to be forwarded to the Attorney General (AG) for advice.
This is to facilitate the trial else, the case could be struck out, Mrs Patricia Amponsah, the choose stated.
The Court in adjourning the case, stated prosecution had did not observe the court's orders and because the AG become mandated to prosecute it ought to be allowed to offer its advice.
She consequently adjourned it to August 8, 2022, including that if the AG additionally slacked, the accused men and women could be discharged.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sylvester Asare had in advance instructed the Court that General Constables Yaro Afisu Ibrahim, Albert Fosu, Richard Boadu, Rabiu Jambedu and Nelson Tettey are recruit pals and pals while Zakaria is a motor mechanic.
In 2021, Police recorded a sequence of bullion vehicles and avenue robberies withinside the Greater Accra area and hooked up surveillance, Prosecution stated.
On February 22, 2022, upon a tip-off that armed guys attacked a bullion van with registration quantity GN 424-14 at North Kaneshie, research started which brought about the arrest of Constable Reindolph Gyimah Ansah alias Pablo and Lance Corporal Stephen Nyame [both deceased]. Further research brought about the arrest of the accused men and women.
He stated the Constables, along with the deceased officials after their simple schooling had been published to the National SWAT Unit, Police Headquarters, while Tettey become published to the Rapid Deployment Force [RDF], Wa.
The Court heard that Yaro, Fosu, Rabiu and Tettey whilst published to their respective Units, underwent numerous tactical and specialised weapon schooling to equip them for the characteristic in their Units which protected escort and safety of Bullion Vans.
Further research had it that during February 2022, accused men and women along with their deceased colleagues and people at big agreed, attacked and tried robbing Mon-Tran Ghana's Bullion Van with Registration quantity GN 424-14.
They shot into the bullet evidence van with AK forty seven Rifles and used Royal motorbikes purported to be Tettey's, which had been ridden through their accomplices at big. Boadu's obligation become to display the van and feed the crowd with information.