According to Philip Fiifi Buckman, the lawyer for Josephine Panyin Mensah, the Takoradi woman accused of faking her kidnapping and pregnancy, the police prosecution team has yet to provide all intended prosecution documents to his client.
Speaking in an interview after the Takoradi Habour Circuit A Presiding Judge, His Honour Michael Cudjoe Ampadu, adjourned the case to November 11, 2021, Mr. Buckman stated that they were in court for case management but were unable to proceed because the prosecutor failed to provide the court and the defense team with all necessary documents.
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We came to court today [October 14, 2021] for the prosecution to provide us with their documents which they intend to rely on for the trial. The law is that they have to disclose everything they intend to use for prosecution, including their witnesses, witness statements, and their evidence.”
“After that, we were to decide on a date for Case Management Conference, which we could have done today. Unfortunately, there were some documents which the prosecution needed to add, and the substantive prosecutor couldn’t also attend court today. So we have to send all the documents back to him to look through and when we come on the next adjourned date, we will do the Case Management, thus, if they serve us before we come to court. If they do not serve us before we come to court but serve us on that day, then we have to take another date for the case management. This is because we need to go through the documents to see that everything is in order,“ he said.
Josephine Panyin Mensah is presently on bail after being charged with misleading public officers in violation of the Criminal Offences Act Section 251 (B) and publishing false news with the purpose to create fear and panic in violation of Criminal Offences Act Section 208 (1).
She appeared in court today with her husband, Michael Simmons, and her mother, Agnes Essel.
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