Aggrieved Menzgold customers have yet again massed up and filled the courtroom as NAM1 makes his third appearance at the High Court and the prosecution prepares to substitute the previous charge sheet with a new one.
NAM1, who was previously warned over the absence of his lawyer, Kwame Boafo Akuffo, has arrived together with his lawyer.
Director of Public Prosecution, Mrs. Yvonne Atakora Obuobisah, leads a team of state attorneys from the Office of the Attorney General.
Justice Ernest Owusu-Dapaah, a Justice of the Court of Appeal sitting as an additional High Court judge, has taken his seat as called.
Security concerns
Lead Counsel for NAM1, Lawyer Kwame Boafo Akuffo raised security concerns and prayed the court for enhanced security presence for the case.
According to him, the PRO of his client’s companies was struck on the forehead with an object by one of the customers.
He said that for the safety of the accused person, court users, the judge, the prosecutors, the lawyers, and the court staff, entry into the courtroom should be preceded by a proper screening.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Mrs. Obuobisah, did not object to the request, even though she said she was unaware of the incident.
Justice Owusu-Dapaah, consequently, ordered the Registrar to arrange for more police and other security officers to screen everyone whenever this case come on.
The case has been adjourned to December 4, 2023, for NAM1’s plea to be taken on the new charge sheet.
Following the security concerns, the court directed the police to take the accused person out first before the customers followed.
