RULING ON MINI TRIAL
In the trial of this case, the investigator Detective Chief Inspector Issah Ballu on the 12th of December 2024 during his evidence on oath sought to tender into evidence the caution statements and charge statements of the A2 and A3. Counsel for the A2 and A3 raised an objection to its admissibility. The basis of his objection is that “…accused persons speak English and was recorded down in English on behalf of both of them. What actually transpired was that, they were battered so badly, beaten up that they could hardly even hold a pen and write so most of the statements taken down by the investigator was not from the accused persons because they were nursing their bruises from the beatings so the statements were taken under torture. A2 and A3 were beaten and made some statements which were extracted under torture and the rest came from the fertile imagination of the investigator.
In a sharp rebuttal, counsel for the Republic argued that “the statement of Cou…