By Cassius Otoo Larbi, the Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Awutu Senya West constituency, along with two others, has been remanded in police custody by the Awutu Bereku District Court.
Her Ladyship Naomi Konto ordered the remand after the trio was accused of threatening an eyewitness who saw them removing posters of New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate Eugene Kofi Bentum Arhin.
The posters were reportedly removed from a machine used in the District Road Improvement Project.
The suspects are scheduled to return to court on Monday, September 16, 2024, after a five-day remand.
Awutu Senya West Member of Parliament, Gizella Tetteh Agbotui, expressed disappointment over the incident, describing the legal action as ‘petty.’
In response, District Chief Executive for Awutu Senya West, Moses Arhinful Acquah, clarified that the case involves not only the removal of the posters but also threats made against the eyewitness who intervened.
Mr. Acquah also mentioned a previous incident in which Larbi and others allegedly disrupted Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia’s speech at the Awubia Festival by playing loud music, an act that had drawn national security attention.
