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2021-03-16

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[ 2015-07-28 ]

Man who wanted to kill President Mahama jailed 10 years
An Accra Circuit Court has found guilty, a
36-year-old man who confessed he wanted to kill
President Mahama of a second-degree felony.

He has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
The man, Charles Antwi, carried a gun to the
Ringway Gospel Centre branch of Assemblies of God
Church, where President Mahama and his family
fellowship.

The incident happened during Church service Sunday
but the President and the first lady were absent
at the time.

Joy News’ Kwakye Afreh-Nuamah who was in court
today reports that Charles Antwi appeared
unrepentant as he showed no sign of remorse when
he was ushered in by security personnel.

The man was charged with possession of firearms
without lawful excuse contrary to Section 11 of
NRCD 9 (1972) but pleaded not guilty.

Ironically, he confessed to the court that he had
indeed wanted to kill the president.
He went further to give the court an idea of why
he carried the gun to the church on that day.

According to him, he had travelled to Libya and
some countries perceived to be undemocratic, and
yet a democratic country like Ghana, it’s
development is unparalleled to them, making
nonsense of the country’s current political
dispensation.

Charles Antwi who had inherent desire of becoming
Ghana’s president indicated that he hatched the
plan to topple the presidency dating back to the
late Prof. Atta Mills' era. His attempts of seeing
his aspiration through was thwarted in the past
when he tried to gain audience with Atta Mills at
the Christianborg Castle, then seat of
government.
When President Mills died in July 2012, he felt it
was time to realize his dream but was disappointed
when Mahama ascended to the throne. He has since
not been at peace with himself, strategizing how
to oust Ghana’s president.
So for three consecutive Sundays, he had been
buying his time at the president’s church to
strike at the opportune moment. Unfortunately for
him, his fidgety mannerism gave him out on Sunday,
July 26, 2015 and was accosted by the security
details of the Chief Justice who worships in the
same church.
Charles had been planning to carry through his
threat with a double bar pistol he acquired from a
Burkinabe in the Brong Ahafo Region.
Though he had no legal representation, a lawyer,
who is friend of the court, pleaded with the judge
to get Charles Antwi examined by a psychiatrist.
But his plea was not taken.
Even though Charles Antwi plead not guilty, the
court convicted him based on his own confession.
He was handed 10 years jail term.

Source - MyjoyOnline



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