Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP),
Dr Benjamin Agordzor, has been charged with abetment to commit treason for his
alleged involvement in a coup plot.
ACP Agordzor’s lawyer, Martin Kpebu, confirmed
the charge to Joy News. He said his
client was arrested and has been detained in BNI custody since 1 pm on Monday,
and slapped with the charge.
Martin Kpebu said his client was accused of
communicating with the alleged coup plotters, who the government said had been
cooking an elaborate plan to destabilise the country.
“He was invited to appear before BNI and he did
so this afternoon…initially they said they just needed him to assist with
investigations, but just this evening, they turned from assisting with
investigations to actually cautioning him.
“Meaning that, he is on his way to be made an
accused. The offence they have written is abetment of treason,” Mr Kpebu
narrated in an interview on Joy News Prime.
Dr Agordzor, according to his lawyer, was
accused of assisting the alleged leader of the coup plotters, Dr Frederick Yao
Mac-Palm, through messages he sent on instant messaging platform, WhatsApp.
Mr Kpebu said his client was confronted with the
messages in which he had allegedly advised members of the group who were
planning a demonstration to seek police permit.
“And there was another where he said Ghana has
conditions which are similar to the Arab Spring. That is it. This Arab Spring
that today if you check in the media, you will get over 40 commentators who
have persistently warned that we should take steps to create employment lest we
have Arab Spring. These are the reasons for which he is being kept,” Mr Kpebu
added.
According to Mr Kpebu, his client sees his arrest
and the subsequent charge as a political witch hunt.
He believes this is so because of his famous
presentation at the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), where he
bemoaned the political interference in the Police Service.
ACP Agordzor is still being held in BNI custody,
although the offence he has been charged with is bailable, his lawyer says. Myjoyonline.com
