Accra: Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a lawyer and social activist, who was being held for treason, has been discharged by an Accra High Court. At the court on Monday, Barker-Vormawor and his counsel were absent when the matter was called.
According to Ghana News Agency, prosecution, led by Esi Dentaa Yankah, the Principal State Attorney, informed the court that the state had filed a Nolle Prosequi discontinuing the matter. The trial judge acknowledged the Nolle Prosequi filed by the state and consequently discharged Barker-Vormawor.
The accused was facing treason felony charges, which originated in 2022. He was apprehended by security personnel for allegedly threatening a coup if the then E-Levy Bill was passed into law by Parliament.
