The Convicted District?Chief Executive?(DCE) for Twifo Atti-?Morkwa, Bossman Osei-?Hyiamang Jnr. was?released from the Ankaful?Maximum Security Prison?on Saturday morning.
His release was secretly?done to avoid media coverage.
Information initially?reached Central Press that?he would be released by?9am.
According to his close?associate, he requested to?be freed at dawn because?of media coverage.
Currently, he is in Accra?where he is receiving medical?attention; he is expected?to address his supporters?on Tuesday at a welcoming?party, which will?be organized at the new?market.
Journalists, who were?at the Maximum Security?Prison, were disappointed?when they were told that?the DCE had left.
Last week at the Ankaful?Prison, the jailed DCE?in an exclusive interview?with Central Press, disclosed?that he was not?ashamed to be imprisoned?since he was ensuring that?his people received their?fair share of development.
He was grateful to the?Prison officers for the support?shown to him while?serving the jail term.
He noted that he wanted?the traders to transact?their business in the new
market that was constructed?12 years ago by the EU.
Apparently most?traders, especially women?refused to use the market?due to a superstitious belief?that the god of a river will?not allow females to cross?the river during market?days.
However, the DCE succeeded?in the demolition of?the old market for the
traders to move to the new?market where there is a?police post and fire service
station.
Some traders decided?to take the DCE to court for?forcing them out of their?old market.
In the first case, the?court ruled in favour of the?DCE but the traders went?for an appeal.
The court on August 21,?this year, ordered a bailiff?to effect a service on Osei-?Hyiamang in connection?with the court case involving?the demolition of the?Twifo-Praso market, which?the Assembly was to?undertake but was challenged?at the court by one?Alhassan Suleiman.
The court learnt that?the bailiff went to the DCE?to give the service document?to him, but did not?meet him and was?informed that he was at the?market.
When he followed up?and attempted to give the?document to the DCE, he?refused to collect it and?moved away.
According to the bailiff,?he approached the DCE for?the second time with the?document and when he?refused to collect it, he was?compelled to place it?beside him as the law?demands and this infuriated?Osei-Hyiamang, who
rained insults on him.
The DCE was jailed for?14 days by a Cape Coast?High Court for contempt.
Earlier, a Deputy Local?Government and Rural?Development Minister, Nii
Lantey Vanderpuye pleaded?on behalf of the convicted?DCE, saying he acted
out of frustration.
