KKD walks a free Man as State finally drops charges.
An Accra High Court has dismissed the ongoing alleged rape case brought
against ace broadcaster Kwesi Kyei Darkwah, known in showbiz as KKD.
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| Image credit-Komla Klutse, TV3 Reporter |
This dismissal follows the filing of a
'Nolle Prosequi' by state prosecutors today, Wednesday, April 22,
indicating their unwillingness to continue the case.
A statement presented to the court by
state prosecutors and signed by the Attorney General, Marietta Brew
Appiah-Oppong, indicated that "the victim in this case Ewureffe is still
very unwilling to testify in court. The victim states that she is
highly traumatized by the events of the day of the incident and its
aftermath and so is not in the right frame of mind to appear before
court.
"Thus the Attorney General believes that
it is not int he best interest of the victim and the prosecution to
present her before the court at this point in time. The AG is mindful of
the provisions under the prosecutors code one of which is that the best
interest of the victim is to be considered in cases of this nature in
deciding whether to prosecute a case or not."
The statement went on further to say
"the other witnesses in this case who are mostly family members of
Ewureffe are also very unwilling to testify. The Attorney General
believed in the case so held on to it with the hope that witnesses would
willingly appear to testify when they are needed by the court. This is
not to say that the AG is unaware of the various legal processes at her
disposal to compel the witnesses to appear before the court.
"It is to be noted that the Attorney
General still believes in the case and reserves the right to commence
the prosecution ones the victims and witnesses are ready."
The court had set April 22 to form the seven-member jury to rule on the case only for the state to file for a discontinuance.
The lady in question Ewureffe Orleans
Thompson indicated her disinterest in the case but government said it
had enough evidence to run the full haul.
The AG's decision, however, means
although the case has been dismissed and the accused discharged, he has
not been acquitted and the case could be recalled when the victim and
other witnesses are willing to speak.
--tv3network.com
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