The case against Bishop Elijah Salifu Amoako and his wife, who are accused of permitting their unlicensed underage son to drive, has been postponed till November 13 by an Accra Circuit Court.
After State Attorney Yaw Acquah asked for a brief postponement to finish investigations and submit all required disclosures, the ruling was made.
The General Overseer of Alive Chapel International, Bishop Amoako’s defense attorney, voiced concerns throughout the hearings regarding the dissemination of pictures of their kid.
One of the defense lawyers, Akosua Adjei Twumwaa, said that pictures of Elrad Amoako having surgery and other similar pictures had been extensively circulated in the media.
The defense said that it was illegal to show pictures of a youngster without their permission and asked the court to compel the pictures to be taken off.
They also asked the court to require the Ghana Police Service and Police Hospital to abide by this directive.
The defense attorney was notified by the trial judge, Samuel Bright Acquah, that Elrad Amoako, the juvenile in question, does not currently have a case pending.
Therefore, citing a lack of jurisdiction, the court considered it difficult to issue an order directed at any organization or individual regarding the request for image removal.
When the defense attorney appears in a juvenile court, the judge encouraged them to submit official complaints to the police.
Following an event in which their 16-year-old son, Elrad, is accused of causing an accident in East Legon on October 12, 2024, that resulted in the deaths of two girls, Bishop Elijah Salifu Amoako, his wife Mouha, and sales assistant Linda Bonsu Bempah were taken into custody.
Elrad Amoako, their 16-year-old son, is charged with driving a white Jaguar F-Space Sports without a legal license, causing a collision with an Acura utility vehicle that caught fire and unfortunately killing two people.
All three defendants have entered not guilty pleas and are presently free on GHC 50,000 bond.
