The Sunyani District Court 'B' on Monday reviewed the bail condition of suspect Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, thereby permitting the former Employment and Labour Minister to travel or leave the Sunyani Municipality without any limitation.
However, the court presided by Eric Daning ordered the suspect who is on GHC500,000 bail to report himself to the police once every week, instead of thrice a week.
Suspect Baffour-Awuah, also the owner of the Nsoatreman FC, and seven other suspects are standing trial in connection with the gruesome murder of the late Francis Frimpong, a supporter of the Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC, popularly known as 'Pooley".
When the case was heard, the court also reviewed their bail conditions and asked suspects Joseph Kyeremeh, Elizabeth Akosua Ntiwaa and Yaa Asantewaa to also report to the police once a week and they are also free to leave or travel outside the Sunyani Municipality.
All the suspects had since been charged with "abetment to commit crime, to wit murder" under Sections 20(1) and 46 of the Criminal Offenses Act 1960 (Act29) and they would reappear before the court on March 10, 2025.
However, the court denied three other suspects, Isaac Fosu, Augustine Yeboah and Yaw Koshy, who had been charged with murder, bail and ordered the police to keep them in custody and they would re-appear till March, 3, 2025.
Briamer, another suspect charged with murder is still on the run, but the court granted GHC300,000 bail with two sureties to suspect Agyemang Duah Owusu, a police inspector charged with murder.
The court further asked suspect Owussu to report himself to the police every day, and also deposit his passport to the court registry within three days.
"Pooley" was stabbed to death on Sunday February 2, 2025 when the Nsoatreman FC hosted the Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC at the match 19 of the Ghana Premier League at their home grounds at the Nsoatre Professor Amoah
Koromansah II stadium.
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