The Accra High Court has turned down a request from Ghanaian businessman Daniel Koranteng Owusu, who had been accused of the grusome murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Husain Suale in 2019.
On two previous occasions, the accused mr. Korantwng was refused bail by the District Court since his first appearance on March 19, and his latest request to a higher court (High Court) is the third time his request has been refused by the various courts in Ghana.
The 35 year old Daniel Koranteng faces two provisional charges – abetment and murder – while his plea has been reserved with further investigations ongoing.
On Monday, April 14, 2025, Justice Kizita Naa Koowa Quarshie, after hearing submissions from the applicant [Daniel Koranteng] and the state prosecutor, said the court is currently unable to admit the accused to bail.
While assuring that the request for bail could be considered in the future, the court said he should be remanded into prison custody until otherwise determined.
Koranteng made his first appearance at the District Court on March 19, 2025 on the provisional charge of murder. The charge sheet was amended on his second appearance on April 2, with the charge of abetment included in the latest charge sheet.
The 35-year-old businessman is said to have sold photographs of the investigative journalist to former Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong before Suale’s murder in 2019 but denied his involvement.
The prosecution also alleged that Suale had identified Koranteng as the person responsible for supplying the images that were later broadcast on Net2 TV, where Kennedy Agyapong called for retribution against the journalist.
