[ad_1]
An Accra circuit court will begin the trial of Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, also known as the Bulldog, on March 25, who allegedly threatened President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a video broadcast on television.
Nana Ama Agyemang Mcbrown, an actress and host of a United Television program in which the law was violated, is expected to take the witness stand as a prosecution witness, the Ghana News Agency reported.
Hanson, an Artiste Manager, is alleged to have said on that show that “President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will not end his four-year term if he fails to pay clients of an alleged Menzgold ponzo plan.
The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Simon Apiorsornu, has taken up Hanson’s statement and reread the facts of the case after amending the charge sheet and the facts.
Hanson has denied the charge of “offensive conduct to disturb public order.”
The Court, presided over by Mrs. Evelyn Asamoah, admitted Hanson to his previous bond of ¢ 70,000 GH.
In the meantime, the defendant has received the disclosures and all the documents on which the prosecution intended to rely.
This was after a case management conference was held with the defendant and the prosecution, agreeing on the timelines within which the case would take place.
The new facts presented by the prosecution were that the complainants in the case are citizens and regular viewers of the UTV program called “United Showbiz”, hosted by Nana Ama Agyemang Mcbrown, which is broadcast live every Saturday between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. 23:00 hours.
The prosecution said that on January 9 of this year, the show aired on UTV as usual and the defendant was one of the panelists who appeared on the show.
Chief Inspector Apiorsornu said the Menzgold issue was raised during the program and Hanson was quick to respond that “the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, will not end her four-year term if she does not pay Menzgold clients.”
The Prosecutor’s Office said that on January 11 of this year, the Police intercepted said video recording on the page of the UTV face book, which attracted many comments from viewers who saw and heard the defendant make those “unguided” comments.
The prosecution said that on January 12 of this year, Hanson was turned over to the police by the National Intelligence Office for investigations.
He said that in the course of the investigations, the Police requested the recording of the original video from UTV and it was shown to the defendant and admitted to having made those comments.
The Prosecutor’s Office said that the original video, which was in Twi and English, was sent to the Ghana Language Institute for transcription and the video was transcribed into English.
