The Accra Central District Court Tuesday discharged eight out of the 22 people accused of killing Major Maxwell Adam Mahama.
Vivian Asahene, Ebenezer Appiah, Solomon Sackey, Kwame Adjei, Yaw Annie, Solomon Kojo Fordjour, Philip Badu and Anthony Amoah were set free following an application by state attorneys.
Lawyer for the accused persons, Mr Bernard Shaw, however, told the court about his intention to seek for compensation for the eight who were discharged
According to him, those set free had suffered a lot of trauma since their arrest in May, 2017.
The court, presided over by Mr Worlanyo Kotoku, adjourned the case to January 11, 2018 for the commencement of the committal proceedings of the 14 other accused persons
