The Court of Appeal has adjourned the case of Yaw Asante Agyekum, a mechanic who was jailed for 35 years in 2002 for his alleged association with notorious armed robber Raymond Ayi-Ayitey, also known as ‘Ataa Ayi’.
A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal, presided over by Justice Janapare A. Bartels-Kodwo, and including Justice Stephen Oppong and Justice Aboagye Tandoh, adjourned the case to June 5, 2025.
Agyekum’s lawyer, George Bernard Shaw, argued that his client’s only connection to the incident was that he had repaired cars for Ataa Ayi.
The case has been ongoing, with the appeal court now set to deliver its judgment on June 5.
Asante Agyekum has since his sentenced served 23 years in prison.
