The Awutu Bereku District Court has remanded the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications Officer for the Awutu Senya West constituency, Cassius Otoo Larbi, along with two others, into police custody.

The court’s decision, presided over by Her Ladyship Naomi Konto, follows accusations that the trio threatened to harm an eyewitness who confronted them for removing posters of New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate Eugene Kofi Bentum Arhin.

The posters were allegedly removed from equipment used in the District Road Improvement Project. The suspects have been remanded for five days and are set to reappear in court on Monday, September 16, 2024.

Awutu Senya West MP Gizella Tetteh Agbotui voiced concerns that her posters had also been torn down, dismissing the court case as “petty.”

However, District Chief Executive Moses Arhinful Acquah emphasized that the case centered on the threat made against the eyewitness, not just the removal of posters.

Acquah further referenced a prior incident where Larbi and others allegedly disrupted Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia’s speech at the Awubia Festival by playing loud music, which attracted the attention of national security operatives.