THE REPUBLIC vs. AUGUSTINA ABU, YAW ATTAH NKANSAH, ALFRED AMEDZI, KENNEDY OSEI, SIMON FAFA BEDY AND FRANCIS ABBEY

On the 8th day of June 2009, I refused an oral application for bail for the accused persons who were charged with various counts under the Narcotics Drub (Control, Enforcement and Sanctions) Act, 1990 PNDCL 236. In that ruling, I made it clear that by section 96 (7) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1960, Act 30 as amended by the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act, 2006, Act 714 by its section (b) prohibited bail to be granted in cases of Narcotics and that this was supported by case law. Now, after my refusal to grant bail to the accused persons the case was adjourned to 18th June 2009 for hearing. On this date, Mr. Asiama-Sampong, Principal State Attorney contended that investigations were still going on and that some International Collaborators in the United States of America, UNDOC and their British counterparts have been contacted to assist in the investigations. The Principal State Attorney then asked for the case to be adjourned to enable the investigations to be complete...