Former Central Region Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Kwasi Dawood Mensah, has been acquitted and discharged by a Cape Coast Circuit Court, alongside his friend and co-accused, Attah Mensah. The court's decision, delivered on January 22, 2024, was based on insufficient evidence presented by the prosecution.

The charges, which included incest, defilement, abortion, and abetment of abortion, were brought under Sections 101(2), 105, 84, 58, and 20 of The Criminal and Offences Act, 1960 Act 29. Judge Dorinda Smith Arthur, presiding at the Cape Coast Circuit Court, expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation, leading to the acquittal and discharge of the accused.

During the trial, the judge highlighted the survivor's disclosure, an eighteen-year-old identified as PW1, who revealed to her school counsellor that her biological father (A2), engaged in sexual intercourse with her since 2019. The survivor faced challenges in seeking justice, including being injected and given medications against her will.

Despite the gravity of the accusations, the court emphasized the prosecution's failure to substantiate the charges, prompting the acquittal of Emmanuel Kwasi Dawood Mensah and Attah Mensah. The outcome of the trial underscores the critical importance of thorough investigations and compelling evidence in cases of such.