Prophet Elisha Salifu Amoako, his wife, Mouha Amoako, and one other; Linda Bonsu Bempah, have been charged for “permitting an unlicensed person to drive.”
All three have pleaded not guilty as they appeared in Court on Wednesday, October 16, a report by GHOne TV has said.
According to a video report shared by the media house on X, some supporters of the pastor assaulted some police officers and a journalist after the hearing of the case on Wednesday.
The police, in a statement, confirmed the arrest of Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako and Mouha Amoako, parents of the suspect driver involved in the fatal road crash that claimed two lives at East Legon on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
The accident, which involved their 16-year-old son, Elrad Salifu Amoako, led to the deaths of two people.
According to the police statement, Elrad, while driving a Jaguar SUV (GN 7801-20), crashed into a 4×4 Acura vehicle (GR 2542-23) driven by Joseph Ackah with four occupants.
The popular pastor and his wife were arrested on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
Watch an exclusive GhanaWeb eyewitness account of what happened below:
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