Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, the general overseer of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, has been remanded into police custody on Monday 13 September 2021 after being charged with making death threats.
Four other men – Nathaniel Agyekum, Michael Boateng, Mensah Ofori and Frederick Ohene – were also charged.
One other suspect is at large.
All five accused have pleaded not guilty to the charges pressed against them and say they did not threaten to kill Patricia Oduro Koranteng, popularly known as Nana Agradaa.
Owusu Bempah and Mensah Ofori face two counts each of offensive conduct and conduct conducive to breaching the peace. The three other suspects face the same charges and an additional count of assault on a public officer.
Bail refused
The court refused to grant the plea for bail made by the men’s lawyer, Gary Nimako Marfo.
Lawyers for the prosecution said that two of the police officers assaulted are still on admission at the hospital.
The court, presided over by Her Honour Afia Owusua Appiah, dismissed the application for bail to allow counsel for the prosecution enough time to investigate the case as the five men were only arrested on Sunday (12 September).
They are to reappear in court on 20 September.
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