Counsel for Daniel Asiedu, also known as Sexy Dondon, says he will file a bail application because his client is suffering in prison custody.
Daniel Asiedu is before the court for allegedly stabbing to death J.B. Danquah Adu, the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North.
Yaw Dankwah told the High Court that they firmly believe the prosecution is not ready for the retrial of his client.
According to the defence counsel, he will file a formal bail application by the next adjourned date for the court’s consideration.
Counsel also enquired whether the same court would hear the trial.
His submission followed the prosecution’s request for an adjournment when the case was up for hearing.
Mr Fredrick Adu-Gyamfi, an Assistant State Attorney who held brief for Sefakor Batsa, Principal State Attorney, said he had instructions from the substantive attorney that they were ready for the retrial.
The prosecution, therefore, prayed for a date pending further directions.
The court, presided over by Justice Kizita Koowa Naa Quarshie, adjourned the matter for two weeks.
Asiedu is set for a retrial after nine years of legal battle over his alleged involvement in the MP’s murder in February 2016.
He was charged with robbery and murder.
A High Court in Accra, on December 4, 2024, ordered a retrial after a seven-member jury returned a 4-3 verdict on him regarding the charges.
The MP was murdered at his residence at Shiashie, near East Legon in Accra, on February 9, 2016.
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