Owusu Bempah Drags ‘Appiah Biblical’ to Court Over Viral Allegations

A fierce legal showdown has erupted between two popular clergymen after Apostle Dr. Isaac Owusu Bempah, General Overseer of Glorious Word Power Ministries International, hauled Pastor Emmanuel Appiah, popularly known as Appiah Badal or Appiah Biblical, before the Accra Circuit Court.

Both men appeared in Circuit Court 10 on Wednesday, where Appiah Biblical stood accused of offensive conduct and publishing false news during a live-streamed sermon on YouTube.

The matter was presided over by Her Honour Evelyn Asamoah.Pastor Appiah pleaded not guilty to two counts: Offensive conduct conducive to breaches of the peace and publication of false news with intent to disturb public peace, contrary to the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) and the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (Act 772).

Defence counsel, Divine Effah-Dartey, prayed for bail, while the prosecutor, ASP Issah, left the decision to the discretion of the court.

Her Honour Asamoah subsequently granted the accused GH¢100,000 bail with three sureties. Prosecutors informed the court that disclosures had been filed.

The case was adjourned to December 30, 2025. Lawyer Daniel Amankwah appeared for Dr. Owusu Bempah, holding a watching brief.

Charges
Count One – Offensive Conduct

Prosecutors allege that on September 4, 2025, during a live YouTube broadcast, Appiah Biblical made a series of abusive, offensive, and inflammatory statements targeting Dr. Owusu Bempah.

These statements, according to the charge sheet, included claims that the complainant had impregnated a woman, engaged in incest, and offered money in exchange for sexual acts remarks the prosecution described as “malicious” and likely to provoke public disorder.

Count Two: Publication of False News

The court heard that the accused allegedly made additional claims intended to cause fear and panic, including allegations that the complainant had contracted others to kill him and had engaged in other criminal conduct. Prosecutors insist the pastor knew these claims to be false.

Brief Facts

According to the brief facts presented in court, Dr. Owusu Bempah intercepted a video circulating widely across social media platforms—including a YouTube channel named SourcetubeTv—in which the accused was heard making the alleged defamatory and alarming statements during a live-stream.

The matter was reported to police, leading to Pastor Appiah’s arrest. Investigators secured forensic captures of the video and audio materials, and with assistance from the Ghana Institute of Languages, transcribed the content into written form for use as evidence.

After concluding investigations, police charged the accused with the offences and arraigned him.