Three people including ACP Agordzo acquitted in coup plotters case

Three persons have been acquitted in the coup plotters case.

They are two senior security officers and another soldier who have been found not guilty.

They have subsequently been acquitted by the three -member panel of the Accra High Court. 

They are - Colonel Samuel Kodzo Gameli and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr Benjamin Agordzo.

They were found not guilty of abetment to commit High Treason.

The third person, Corporal Seidu Abubakar was also found not guilty of conspiracy to commit High Treason and Treason.

Six persons including 3 soldiers sentenced to death for High Treason 

Six persons including three soldiers have been sentenced to death by hanging for high treason by the Accra High Court for plotting to overthrow the government.

Donya Kafui, aka Ezor (a blacksmith) and Bright Alan Debrah Ofosu (a fleet manager), were found guilty of conspiracy to commit treason and treason, while Johannes Zikpi (a civilian employee of the Ghana Armed Forces) was found guilty of conspiracy to commit high treason.

The three soldiers - Warrant Officer II Esther Saan Dekuwine ,  Lance Corporal Ali Solomon, Corporal Sylvester Akanpewon , were found guilty of conspiracy to commit high treason.

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