An Asokwa District Circuit Court in Kumasi flatly denied an attempt by the Ashanti Regional Council of Elders of the New Patriotic Party to secure an out of court settlement for 13 members of the NPP currently standing trial for locking up the Subin Constituency Office. The court however, referred the matter to the Alternative Dispute Resolute A. D.R. since it borders on criminality

WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

 On March 8, 2022, some aggrieved NPP supporters accused the Subin MP, Eugene Boakye Antwi, of circumventing electoral rules to favor himself and his supporters.

But the police say it was unlawful for the aspiring polling station delegates to close down the party’s constituency office on their own accord.

Therefore, the 14 members of the party were sued at the Asokwa magistrate court.

They were charged with conspiracy and offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace contrary to Section 207 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

Chief Superintendent Kofi Blagodzi said the accused persons should not have taken the law into their own hands to cause mayhem and confusion.

He said the police will prevent such unlawful conduct in the Ashanti Region.

According to him, anybody who takes the law into their hands shall be prosecuted by the state.