Update on Cecilia Dapaah's case

The court held that Patience Botwe, the 18-year-old former house help of the ex-Minister jumped bail at Juvenile Court “C,” Accra after the court had granted bail.

“This court is not inclined to grant bail to first accused person (Patience Botwe) because proceeding of the Juvenile Court C showed that she flouted the court bail and a bench warrant was issued for her arrest.

The court ruling emerged after the lawyer for the accused person, Nana Addo Asrifi, prayed it to admit Patience to bail, and at the Juvenile Court she was granted bail.

This compelled the Circuit Court to direct its Registrar to secure proceedings at the Juvenile Court to verify his claims in relation to his client’s bail.

The court has further directed the Prosecution to complete their investigations so that the pleas of the accused persons could be taken at the next adjourned date.

It also directed the Police to investigate the properties of the sureties presented by the accused persons to facilitate the execution of their bail.

Ntoni, who represented two of the accused persons, said the freedom of the accused persons was at stake and quizzed the prosecution why they kept seeking adjournment at the detriment of the accused persons.