Martin Kpebu, lead counsel for ACP Benjamin Agordzo, has served notice to sue the state for frivolous prosecution of his client.
The case, according to him, was not only frivolous but also an attempt to denigrate his client from the start.
The High Court has acquitted Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Agordzo, Colonel Samuel Kodzo Gameli, and Corporal Seidu Abubakar in the alleged coup plotters saga.
Six others have, however, been convicted on counts of conspiracy to commit high treason and committing high treason.
The six convicted for plotting a coup have been sentenced to death by hanging.
Six people, including three soldiers, Donya Kafui, aka Ezor (a blacksmith), and Bright Alan Debrah Ofosu (a fleet manager), were found guilty of conspiracy to commit treason, while Johannes Zikpi (a civilian employee of the Ghana Armed Forces) was found guilty of conspiracy to commit high treason.
The three soldiers—Warrant Officer II Esther Saan Dekuwine, Lance Corporal Ali Solomon, and Corporal Sylvester Akanpewon—were found guilty of conspiracy to commit high treason.
The lawyer, after the court’s ruling, stated that his client was providing advice on promoting citizen engagement and utilizing legal means for their planned demonstration.
Lawyer Martin Kpebu stressed that the state weaved a frivolous case around the neck of his client, yet the court has exonerated him.
“We will sue the state for compensation because this case has always been frivolous against him. We will look at malicious prosecution and all the other causes of action because this case has always been frivolous from day one, and the Attorney-General knows it,” he added.
By: Rashid Obodai Provencal/Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
