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Tsibu-Darko's case adjourned as
Prosecution searches for more information
Accra, March 27, GNA - The Prosecution in the case in which
Prince Tsibu-Darko, owner of the Koreana Hotel in Tema, is
being held for an alleged drug related offence, on Tuesday
said it was still waiting for information to wrap up its
investigations.
But one of Tsibu-Darko's Counsel Mr Yonni Kulendi said
unless the Court intervened, the plea of the Prosecution
would "run until thy kingdom come".
Mr Kulendi said the Prosecution had arraigned and charged
the accused person with specific offence but they had not
been able to prosecute.
He, therefore, prayed the Court to use its discretion to
discharge the accused person.
"In the interest of justice and fairness, the accused ought
to be discharged. Any time they are ready we would come to
stand trial," Mr Kulendi said.
Though the Court had complained about the Prosecution's
inability to commence with the trial, it over-ruled the
Defence submission and adjourned the matter to April 26
2007.
When the case was called at the Fast Track High Court on
Tuesday, Mrs Yvonne Atokora Obuobisa, Senior State Attorney;
said their position remained the same as they were still
waiting for more information.
Mrs Obuobisa, therefore, prayed the Court for an
adjournment.
Tsibu-Darko, 49, is alleged to have exported 3,700 kilograms
of cocaine to a European country in the middle of 2005,
which was intercepted and seized.
Tsibu-Darko, who also owns Kamoney Forex Bureau in Tema, has
pleaded not guilty to carrying out prohibited business
relating to narcotic drugs and the Court presided over by
Justice Jones Dotse, a Court of Appeal Judge, who was
sitting with additional responsibility as a High Court
Judge.
He is on one billion cedi bail with sureties to be justified
and has been reporting to the Police once a week.
GNA
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