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The judge hearing the case of the suspects involved in the murder of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North, Mr J.B. Danquah-Adu Jr., Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, has advised the prime suspect, Mr Daniel Asiedu, alias ‘Sexy Don Don’, to stop “attracting public attention” to himself.
Acknowledging the challenges faced by suspects during the trial process, the judge noted that accused persons must subject themselves to “the system.”
The judge gave the advice when the suspect appeared at the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court on Tuesday, 3 November 2020.
‘Sexy Don Don’ drew the attention of the court to the alleged torture he was being subjected to while in custody.
He said: “I have been prevented from exercising; and being constantly monitored. I do not know why I‘ve been subjected to that treatment and I want to bring it to your (judge) attention so that you assist me.”
The main suspect further told the judge that he has been charged with possession of a mobile phone for which he is standing trial although inmates are not permitted to use phones.
“My prosecutors, the CID and police investigators are not aware of what is happening to me.
“They have indicated that due to my health, they have to take me to Nsawam Prisons and although we are not allowed to use mobile phone and other sharp objects, I have been charged with possession of a mobile phone and knife.
“As a result, I have been arraigned and appeared in court on five occasions and I am due to appear again on November 13,” the main suspect told the court.
The presiding judge then admonished the suspect to stop drawing attention to himself and urged him to comport himself.
“If you want to be accorded with good treatment, then you have to comport yourself,” the judge advised.
Justice Osei Marfo further advised the suspect thus: “When you go, don’t attract attention to yourself. Be obedient, subject yourself to the system. We cannot kill you. Last time, I heard all you’ve said. I’m above that. Behave yourself and let the system take its normal course.”
Meanwhile, the allegations of torture have been denied by Chief Prison Officer David Tsuishito.
Responding to the allegations, he told the court that all the inmates, numbering about 3,000, are being treated equally.
“We don’t know anything about what he is saying. We are not there to maltreat him, we are there to treat everybody equally,” Mr Tsuishito told the court.
The presiding judge further reminded the prison officers of the presumption of the innocence of accused persons until they are proven otherwise.
“I can only say to the officers of Nsawam that in Ghana, anybody who is brought to you on remand is deemed to be innocent until the person is found guilty or pleads guilty himself.”
She continued: “We are human beings and must not be treated less than that, otherwise, he will die before we hear the case.”
“I’m just an officer of human rights activist and I’m admonishing you to treat him fairly. I’m not saying all he is saying are true but left to public opinion, he (Asiedu) would have died by now”.
“So, I will ask the officers whose custody Asiedu is in, to treat him well, pending the hearing and outcome of this case.”
The case has been adjourned to Saturday, 27 November 2020.
Source: Classfmonline.com