Tuesday, 10 July 2012

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA STUDENTS DISCHARGED FROM COURT


All 13 male students of the University of Ghana who were accused of inserting their fingers into the private part of an alleged female thief have been discharged by a circuit call in Accra. The students were charged on three counts of conspiracy to commit crime, assault and causing unlawful harm for wont of prosecution. Early last year, some students of the University were captured on video manhandling a lady they accused of stealing a laptop and a mobile phone. They stripped her naked and allegedly inserted their fingers into her private parts as she tried in vain to stop the assault. The alleged female thief by name Amina Haruna was physically harassed by some male students of the Mensah Sarbah Hall annex B after they arrested her around 3:00am for allegedly stealing a laptop and other gadgets belonging to a female student of the mixed hall. Instead of handing her over to the University police, the students many of whom were males stripped her naked and physically abused her and recorded the act. Amina was rescued by one security officer at the university. Speaking after the hearing, Counsel for the accused Rockson Dafiamekpor said after almost 16 months, the prosecution had failed to make a case against his clients. He said the complainant has also never been to court since the case was put before court. According to him, there had been one adjournment after another forcing the judge to discharge the suspects.




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