I used firecrackers, not dynamite – Hopeson Adorye backtracks

Hopeson Yaovi Adorye, a former member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) who is standing trial for some comments he made relative to the 2016 election, is now singing a new tune, claiming that the object he supposedly blasted to scare off electorates was firecrackers and not dynamite.

He made this revelation during his appearance at the court on May 23, 2024.

According to the police prosecution, Hopeson Adorye has confessed to making statements in a viral video where he claimed responsibility for actions aimed at deterring voters from crossing from Togo into Ghana during the elections.

Initially, he mentioned the use of "dynamites," but he later clarified that he had used firecrackers.

The Dansoman Circuit Court, presided over by Her Honour Alima El Lawah Basit, has charged Hopeson Adorye with the publication of false news, contrary to Section 208(1) of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29).

After pleading not guilty, he was granted bail of GH¢200,000.00 with two sureties, one of which must be justified. Additionally, he is required to report to the police station once a week.

Chief Inspector Christopher Wonder, presenting the case, explained that the police became aware of the viral video on May 2, 2024. In the video, Hopeson Adorye recounted his actions leading up to the 2016 general elections on Accra FM’s "The Citizen Show," hosted by Nana Otu Darko.

He described how he had engaged five individuals from the Volta Region to throw "dynamites" along the Ghana-Togo border to prevent Togolese voters from crossing into Ghana.

During police investigations, Hopeson Adorye admitted to the statements in the video but clarified that he had used firecrackers instead of dynamites.

At his appearance in court, members of the Movement for Change, including Patricia Christabel Kyerematen, the wife of Alan John Kwadwo Kyeremanten, showed up in their numbers to support Hopeson Adorye.

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