The High Court, Criminal Division, has discharged Gregory Afoko and Asabke Alangdi after almost 10 years of trial.
The discharge followed several adjournments by the Attorney-General, who had prayed the court for time to study the docket and advise on the way forward.
Presiding Judge Justice Marie-Louise Simmons, in her ruling, noted that there had been more than seven adjournments awaiting direction from the Attorney-General, yet prosecutors repeatedly failed to appear in court.
She observed that jurors had consistently attended proceedings, with the State bearing or expected to bear the cost of their allowances.
On Monday, December 1, 2025, no prosecutor was present to update the court on the status of the case.
“In the circumstances, I will discharge the accused persons, and they are accordingly discharged,” Justice Simmons ruled.
Gregory Afoko, the younger brother of Paul Afoko, had been standing trial for alleged conspiracy to commit murder following his arrest in 2015.
He was accused of conspiring with Asabke Alangdi to murder Adams Mahama, a former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in a brutal acid attack outside his Bolgatanga home.
