Ablekuma Central shooting case adjourned to Feb 15
January 19, 2021
For the fifth time, the Accra Circuit Court has adjourned the case in which a National Security operative allegedly shot a journalist, a policeman and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) chairman of Sabon Zongo electoral area, during elections at the Ablekuma Constituency, on December 8, 2020.
The case has been adjourned to February 15, 2021 because the prosecutor, Inspector Eric Pobee was absent from court.
The case is now before Mr Samuel Bright Acquah because Justice Emmanuel Esaandoh, the presiding judge is unwell.
Collinson Quarcoo, accused, who is charged with causing harm and use of offensive weapon is currently on bail.
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An Accra Circuit Court has adjourned the case involving a journalist who was shot during the 2020 general elections at Ablekuma Central to February 15, 2021.
The suspect, Collins Quarcoo, also known as Kola, was arraigned for allegedly shooting Pius Asiedu Kwanin, a journalist with the Newswatch Ghana online portal, in the leg, and injuring some other persons at the Ablekuma Central Collation Centre on December 8, 2020.
The hearing of the case has been adjourned on several occasions largely due to the inability of the presiding judge, Emmanuel Essandoh, to show up in court as a result of ill health.
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DEC 31, 2020
The Accra Circuit Court 4 has for the second time this week, adjourned the case of the alleged shooting by a National Security operative at the Ablekuma Central Collation Centre during the just-ended general elections, to January 5, 2021.
The suspect, Collins Quarcoo, also known as Kola, was arraigned for allegedly shooting Pius Asiedu Kwanin, a journalist with the Newswatch Ghana online portal, in the leg, and causing injury to some other persons at the Ablekuma Central Collation Centre on December 8.
The suspect, Collins Quarcoo, also known as Kola pleaded not guilty to all six counts of causing of unlawful harm when he first appeared in court on December 17, 2020.
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National Security Officer who killed NDC agent and injured policeman thrown into custody
The trigger-happy man, whose gunshots at the Ablekuma Central Constituency Collation Centre in the just-ended elections, leading to the death of one Ibrahim Abass, a polling agent of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been thrown into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court.
The accused, Collins Kwaku, alias Kola, per his lawyer, Faisal Cisse is employed as a National Security Officer at the Operations Department of the Office of the President, Jubilee House manned by ex-National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Lord Commey, but currently the Director of Operations at the Presidency.