The Akropong Circuit Court has fined four Kingmakers, who were arrested for flouting the ban on social gathering, a total of GH¢48,576.
The accused persons are Odehye Kofi Asiedu Adu-Mfum, 57, Nana Semenhyia Ohene Asa Krofa, 43, Benet Osei Opoku alias Ohenenana BS Opoku, 55, and Nana Odiasempa Krobea Asante,70.
They were charged for failing to comply with the restriction imposed on gathering contrary to paragraph 1(A)VII of EI 64 and section 6 of the Imposition of Restriction Act 1012 /2020. The accused persons pleaded guilty.
Lawyer for the accused persons, Joseph Adakpaksa pleaded for mitigation of sentence considering that only 11 kingmakers were performing customary rites to install a chief but overwhelmed by the presents of onlookers, and the fact that the accused persons are old men.
The Court presided over by Arrit Nsemo, therefore, applied the minimum sentence fining each of the accused persons one thousand and twelve penalty units, which translates to 12 thousand 144 or in default, serves a four-year jail sentence. The accused Kingmakers were arrested on the second of this month for enstooling a Paramount Chief-Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo.
