BullDog ‘Officially’ Charged With Conspiracy to Murder & Remanded in Custody for 2 Weeks

Just like I mentioned over the weekend in my article, ‘What We Can All Learn from BullDog’s Arrest in Connection with Fennec Okyere’s Death + How He Threatened Me Some Years Back’, Lawrence Nana Asiama Hanson popularly known as BullDog was charged with Conspiracy to Murder and Murder—-and was arranged before an Accra Magistrate Court this morning.

From the legal point of view, the fact that BullDog is being charged with Conspiracy means that the prosecutor suspects he may not have been present at the murder scene himself—and could have contracted or come together with others to have Fennec Okyere killed. But then, a second charge of Murder has been added which makes it seems like, the prosecutor is throwing both the short and long arm ball on BullDog.

Being charged does not really mean BullDog has done anything, except that the prosecutor believes he committed the murder himself or through the tools of conspiracy. It will be up to the prosecutor to meet the burden of proof for criminal conviction-‘beyond reasonable doubt’ to be able to secure a criminal conviction. If found guilty of Conspiracy to Murder or Murder, a life sentence can be ordered…

At the Accra Central Magistrate Court today, Mavis Nyamaa Quanoo on hearing the charges and arguments from both the prosecutor and the defender’s lawyer adjourned the hearing—and refused to grant BullDog’s bail request. She remanded BullDog into police custody for two weeks to enable the police continue with their investigations.

Interestingly, even though the defender’s lawyer- Gary Nimako argued that the charges levelled against BullDog were frivolous as the prosecutor has not been able to link his client in anyway to the murder of Fennec Okyere, his request for bail was refused.

Despite the fact that Shatta Wale was missing in Court, two members of VVIP –Reggie Rockstone and Zeal (formerly known as Lazzy) together with BullDog’s father-Mr. Hanson, Shatta Wale’s father- Mr. Mensah and others were out there to support BullDog.

Let’s hope for justice for both Fennec and BullDog…