I don’t know my accomplice; JB killer tells court
Daniel Asiedu, the first person implicated in the murder of the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North, J.B. Danquah-Adu, has denied ever coming into contact with Vincent Bosso, the second accused person in the case.
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Counsel for the two accused persons, Mr Augustine Obuor, made this known at the hearing of the case at the Accra District Court on Thursday.
According to him, during an interaction, Asiedu claimed that he did not know Bosso, the person accused of assisting him (Asiedu) to commit the crime.
“The first accused person (Asiedu) has told me that he does not know the second accused person (Bosso) from Adam,’’ the counsel said.
Wanted list
In response, the prosecutor, Superintendent of Police Mr Francis Baah, refuted counsel’s assertions, stating that Asiedu had a strong relationship with Bosso and, therefore, he knew Bosso very well.
He said on Asiedu’s first appearance in court, the prosecution informed the court that Bosso and another person were on the police wanted list in relation to the case.
“So far, the two have been arrested. The police want to build a solid docket; they would not have arrested Bosso if Asiedu had not mentioned his name,’’ he said.
Charges
Asiedu has been charged with murder, while Bosso has been charged with abetment of crime.
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Appearance
The two appeared in court as usual under tight security.
Bosso was clad in the same yellow and grey T-shirt over brown shorts that he had worn to court during his first two appearances. Asiedu, however, changed his apparel and wore a black shirt laced with flowers over black shorts.
Docket
The prosecutor informed the court that the Attorney-General had responded to the docket on the case that it received by asking for further clarification.
At that point, the presiding magistrate, Mr Stephen Owusu, asked the prosecutor whether the docket covered Bosso.
The prosecutor answered in the affirmative, adding, “The response from the A-G will affect both of them.’’
That resulted in a heated argument, with Mr Obuor asking the prosecutor to show proof of the said letter from the A-G.
Mr Baah, therefore, tendered the response from the A-G, dated May 12, 2016, to the court.
The case was adjourned to June 16, 2016.