Fake Lawyer Representing The Accused Western Togoland Separatists Arrested

Criminal Investigation Department CID of the Ghana Police Service has apprehended one Dennis Seyram Benson who has been parading himself as the legal counsel of the separatist group, Western Togoland. Mr. Dennis Seyram Benson, 42 was arrested yesterday Thursday December 17, 2020 at the Kaneshie District

Court 2 when he appeared to represent the separatists in their ongoing trial. Information from the police indicates that he was arrested due to his suspicious demeanour at the law court. The Police in its statement said it was compelled to probe the background due to his only to find out that he was fake. Benson is currently

in police custody helping with investigations. It will be recalled that in October 2020, the State re arraigned the alleged separatists suspected of being behind violence in parts of the Volta Region only hours after they were discharged by Circuit Courts in Accra. The Prosecutor told the court that the State withdrew the charges to

enable it to bring all of them into one courtroom under a consolidated case. Under an amended charge sheet, the State said it had no jurisdiction to grant all the suspects bail since the crimes were not committed within the authority area of the court. The suspects were charged, variously, with; treason felony, conspiracy

to commit crime, namely, treason felony, conspiracy to commit crime, namely participating in a campaign of prohibited organisation namely Western Togoland, conspiracy to commit crime, namely causing unlawful damage. The group wants a part of the Volta Region to be an autonomous country known as Western Togoland.

Statement By The Police

FAKE WESTERN TOGO LAND LAWYER BUSTED

“The Criminal Investigation Department CID has arrested suspect Dennis Seyram Benson who parades himself’ as a lawyer for the suspects involved in the ongoing Western Togoland case. He was arrested today, Thursday 17111 December 2020 at the Kaneshie District Court “2”, when he appeared for his clients.

Suspect has been representing his clients from the inception of the said case from September 2020. His demeanor aroused suspicion which made the Police to investigate his background, and it turned out that he was not a lawyer. The suspect is a 42 year old man and presently in Police custody assisting investigation.