Policemen in bullion van robberies case remanded in custody for another week
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The four Policemen who are alleged to be complicit in the recent bullion van robberies in Accra have been remanded into police custody for a week.
This is the second time they have been remanded by the court presided over by Patricia Amponsah the first instance being March 9th their first appearance in court.
They have been charged with an attempt to commit robbery and abetment.
During Monday’s court proceedings, the prosecutor, DSP Sylvester Asare, said the police had made significant strides and had built four separate dockets involving the accused persons.
He, therefore, appealed to the court to adjourn the case to help the police further their probe.
Counsel for the accused persons did not want the court to heed the appeal by the prosecution and called for their clients to be granted bail on grounds that they were serving police officers who will not interfere with investigations when granted bail. The accused persons are to re-appear on April 5, 2022.
Briefing the media after the hearing, the brother of one of the suspects, Constable Yaro expressed worry over the continuous remand of his brother into police custody.
“How do you detain someone without making a call to his family. Police have no evidence to prove that he is guilty.”
The police announced the arrest of the four policemen on March 8th, alongside one other suspect, over bullion van attacks.
The bullion van attacks being probed happened at Kingsway, Baatsona, Jamestown, and North Kaneshie Industrial Area last year.
