KKD COURT CASE RESUMES TODAY

Embattled ace broadcaster Kwesi Kyei Darkwah
(KKD) will return to the courtroom Thursday to
continue his defence of a rape charge brought
against him by a 19-year-old lady.
The Magistrate's Court -- where the rape charge
was made -- adjourned the case to today, Thursday
January 22, 2015 after KKD's lawyer Tony Forson
informed the court he needed advice from the state
prosecutor, ACP Atimbila, regarding how
proceedings should go due to a bail application then
before the human rights court.
Adwoa Akyaamaa Ofosu, the presiding judge,
therefore adjourned the case to today pending the
outcome of the bail application.
Joy News sources say KKD's lawyer is expected to
inform the court about a letter written by the alleged
rape victim in which she cites fierce media
reportage on the matter as grounds for pulling out
from the case.
Today marks a week since a human rights court
granted KKD bail on humanitarian grounds, after
spending more than two weeks in police custody.
State prosecutors have accused KKD of forcibly
having sex with Ewureffe Orleans Thompson in a
hotel washroom, although he insists the act was
consensual.
Even though the 19-year-old lady says she wants
to discontinue the case, and the accused has also
apologised to the lady publicly, state prosecutors
are bent on seeking legal redress for the alleged
crime.
Prosecutors had earlier questioned the authenticity
of that letter purported to have been written by Ms
Thompson.
Lawyer John Ndebugri told Joy News last week
since rape is a criminal case and classified as a
non-bailable offence, the lady at the centre of the
rape case has no power to withdraw the case.
Her interest is no longer paramount but the state,
he stated.
Experts say Ms Thompson could even be
subpoenaed to testify against KKD, despite her
unwillingness to pursue the case.
Source: Joy Online