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Haleem Banda to open his defence
Accra, July 25, Ghanadot/GNA - Haleem Banda, son of Alhaji
Asoma Banda, a business tycoon, who is being held on charges
of threat of death and possessing firearm and ammunition
without lawful authority, would on July 27, open his defence.
This was after the prosecution led by Mrs Stella Badu, a
State Attorney, had closed her case after calling seven
witnesses before the Fast Track High Court.
Haleem, who has denied all the charges, has been remanded
into police custody by the Court, presided over by Mr
Justice Aryeetey, a Court of Appeal Judge.
Haleem was said to have threatened Mr Emmanuel Kiki Banson,
a businessman and manager of the Cinderella Night Club at
Cantonment in Accra and Mr Kofi Okyere-Darko, a radio
presenter, with death.
At about 0130 hours on June 10, this year Mr Banson and Mr
Okyere-Darko came out of "The Office", a spot in the
premises of Cinderella Night Club, and met Haleem at the
entrance.
The accused, for no reason began raining insults on Mr
Banson. When Mr Okyere-Darko asked Mr Banson if he knew the
accused person, he asked Mr Okyere-Darko to follow him to
his car. Surprisingly Haleem pursued them amidst words of
threat.
The accused allegedly drew a pistol and fired three times
and pointed the muzzle of the weapon at Mr Okyere-Darko'
neck and asking him to talk if he was a man.
When Mr Banson entered the Night Club Haleem allegedly
chased him shouting, "Where are you? I will kill you."
Haleem drove off after he could not locate Banson.
When a police patrol team arrived at the scene Haleem had
left but they found empty shells.
On June 12 during interrogation, Haleem denied firing at the
scene and owing a pistol.
A search conducted in his room led to the discovery of four
live pistol ammunitions, nine blank pistol ammunitions and a
pistol holster.
The case was adjourned to July 20, for defence counsel to
cross-examine Deputy Superintendent of Police Raymond Simpi
who had earlier testified.
GNA
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