The Attorney General has filed an
application at an Accra High court seeking to set aside a judgment of the
circuit court that sentenced Charles Antwi, the gunman who was jailed after
confessing he had wanted to kill President John Mahama.
According to the state, the trial
judge, justice Obiri erred in his judgment because there was an error on the
face of the record.
The
state is further asking for a retrial and a thorough examination of the
convict.
Charles
Antwi has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for entering the church
[Assemblies of God] of the President, John Dramani Mahama with a gun.
He
had pleaded guilty to charge of unlawful possession of the firearm.
He
confessed to the circuit court that he had wanted to assassinate the President.
Some
Ghanaians have criticised the ruling arguing that claims by Charles Antwi shows
that he might not be sane, hence the need for psychological attention.
Meanwhile,
a private legal practitioner, Godwin Adjei-Gyamfi has petitioned the Amnesty International to investigate the 10-year
sentencing of a 36-year-old man who went to President John Mahama’s church,
supposedly to kill him.
By: Citifmonline
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