Prosecutor says witness in Wisa's case untraceable

Abu Mubarik 10:40 - 14 April 2017

Inspector Judith Asante said efforts to serve a court summons on the unnamed witness has not materialised.

A key witness in the trail of Hip life musician Eugene Ashe also known as Wisa cannot be traced, the prosecutor in the case has said.

The presiding judge Mrs Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku adjoined the case to May 7, 2017, but warned the prosecutor, saying, “I won’t wait forever”.

Wisa is facing trial for allegedly exposing his penis while performing at the Accra International Conference Centre on December 24, 2015.

He has been charged with gross indecent exposure. He has since pleaded not guilty and is on a GH₵ 8,000 bail with one surety.

The court in the course of the trial last year issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Wisa after absconding for some time. He later reappeared explaining he had fallen ill and was taken to a herbalist for treatment.

In January, the programs manager for Citi FM Jessica Opare Saforo denied seeing Wisa remove his manhood in public.

According to Miss Opare Saforo who was testifying as a prosecution witness, she was at the backstage during the performance of the musician hence did not see at first hand his alleged showing of his manhood.