An alleged accomplice of notorious armed robber Ataa Ayi, Yaw Asante Agyeman, is set to appear in court on June 5, 2025, to hear the judgement on his case.
According to a report by MyNewsGh.com on April 28, 2025 the Court of Appeal has set June 5, 2025 to deliver its ruling.
The judgement will determine whether Agyeman’s conviction will stand or if his sentence will be reduced.
Yaw Asante Agyeman, a mechanic, was sentenced to 35 years in prison in December 2002 for conspiracy to commit robbery.
He has since served over 20 years of his sentence.
Bernard Kwabena Shaw, counsel for Agyeman, argued that there was no evidence to support the prosecution’s claims linking his client to the robberies committed by Ataa Ayi.
The court moved to deliver its judgement on the appeal after an eight-year legal battle on Monday, April 28, 2025.
“The link to Ataa Ayi was that most of the motorbikes used by the robbers in Ataa Ayi’s network were repaired in his [Agyeman’s] workshop. So, when the swoop was carried out on Ataa Ayi, for some reason, because they found Agyeman’s name on their phones, they charged him along with the others for conspiracy to commit robbery. He had no legal counsel and was sentenced to 35 years with the others,” Shaw told journalists.
According to multiple media reports, Shaw took up the case after the then-Governor of Nsawam Prison brought Yaw Asante Agyeman’s situation to his attention.
The Court of Appeal will deliver judgement on 5 June in the case of Yaw Asante Agyeman, an alleged accomplice of notorious armed robber Ataa Ayi, challenging his 35-year sentence.#TV3GH pic.twitter.com/VxNs1GIFqy
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) April 28, 2025
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