Tema (Greater Accra), 9 March ?99 ?

The Tema community tribunal yesterday granted a 10 million cedis bail to George Kwaku Mireku, a driver, who murdered Prosper Dosu, also known as "killer" at Ashaiman on December 31, 1998.

The tribunal, chaired by Capt (rtd) Philip Agbeyome, ordered that two sureties should support the bail and in addition, Mireku should report twice in a week to the police at Ashaiman. The case was adjourned till April 14, 1999.

Capt. Agbeyome said the 1992 constitution gives discretion to the courts to grant bail to accused persons brought before them on indictable offence which,in their opinion, (it) is likely to take a longer time for the trial to commence.

He explained that in this case, Mireku has been in custody for the past two months, and there are no more fears that the relatives of the victim would avenge. Chief Inspector Margaret Nunoo said Dosu, 24, died instantly through a gun shot fired by Mireku when he (Dosu) led a group of men holding cutlasses, sticks and other deadly weapons to attack his house at Ashaiman at about 9.20 p.m. on December 31, last year.