Prosecutors presented every evidence they had against the 14 alleged killers of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama of the 5th Infantry Battalion at the Burma Camp in Accra today in court.They concluded by pleading with the court to declare the accused guilty of murdering the military officer on purpose.

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However, the accused's lawyers have stated that they will file a no case submission, by  requesting that the charges against their clients be dismissed by the Court.William Baah, then-Assemblyman for Denkyira Obuasi, Bernard Asamoah alias Daddy, Kofi Nyame a.k.a. Abortion, Akwasi Boah, Kwame Tuffour, Joseph Appiah Kubi, Michael Anim, and Bismarck Donkor are among the 14 people named.

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John Bosie, Akwasi Baah, Charles Kwaning, Emmanuel Badu, Bismarck Abanga, and Kwadwo Anima are the others.Meanwhile, the lawyers for the accused have been asked to file their submissions by May 30, when the court resumes hearings.While on duty in the Central Region, Major Mahama was lynched on May 29, 2017.The dead was afterwards alleged to have been mistaken for a robber.

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Despite the fact that over 50 people were apprehended in the aftermath of the incident, only 14 were examined for prosecution.The trial for the officer's death was postponed for a year due to the emergence of Covid-19 and the fact that the trial judge, Her Ladyship Mariama Owusu, had been appointed to hear the 2020 Presidential election petition case.Source: The Independent Ghana

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