Delta Force 13 fined Gh¢31,200 for escaping lawful custody

The thirteen members of the Delta Force vigilante group aligned to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) who escaped from the Circuit Court in Kumasi last Thursday have been fined a total of Gh¢31,200.

The 13 who pleaded guilty to the offence of escaping from lawful custody was fined Gh¢2,400 each by the Kumasi Circuit Court (4) when they were arraigned on Tuesday morning, reports Graphic Online’s Donald Ato Dapatem from Kumasi. 

The court handed them 200 penalty units each which translates to Gh¢2,400.

The court said it was being lenient with them because they were first time offenders and because they also surrendered themselves to the police and thereby saved the police the time in going to look for them.

It was said it took into consideration by the guilty plea by the 13 which also saved the court the time of going through an entire trial.

Dapatem reported that the atmosphere at the court was calm. There was a heavy security presence unlike the first time they were taken to court last Thursday.

They were charged for escaping from lawful custody after a group of young men believed to be their colleagues in the Delta Force stormed the court to free them following a two-week remand slapped on them by the KMA Circuit Court.

The 13 are Kojo Fosu Bamba aka Kojo Bamba, Awal Sadat Abubakar, Abubakar Sadiq Abuhammed, Jamil Issa, Hamza Mohammed, Salu Issahak, Akwasi Owusu, Kwabena Owusu, Kofi Kyei, Eggya Boadi, Salu Yussif, Yussif Salu and Kwaku Awortwe. 

Before their escape and eventual return to custody, the 13 faced charges of a conspiracy to commit crime, assault on a public officer, causing unlawful damage and preventing a public officer from performing his lawful duties.

With the hurdle of escaping from lawful custody cleared, the 13 will return to serve their time in prison custody until April 20 when the substantive case of conspiracy to commit crime, assault on a public officer, causing unlawful damage and preventing a public officer from performing his lawful duties.

The 13 are part of a total 21 members of the Delta Force group who were picked by the police after they led their group to attack the Ashanti Regional National Security Liaison Officer, Mr George Agyei.

 

The thirteen members of the Delta Force vigilante group aligned to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) who escaped from the Circuit Court in Kumasi last Thursday have been fined a total of Gh¢31,200.

The 13 who pleaded guilty to the offence of escaping from lawful custody was fined Gh¢2,400 each by the Kumasi Circuit Court (4) when they were arraigned on Tuesday morning, reports Graphic Online’s Donald Ato Dapatem from Kumasi. 

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