Marwako supervisor begs for out of court settlement

Magdalene Teiko Larnyoh 15:17 - 06 April 2017

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The Lebanese manger accused for assaulting a staff of Marwako Jihad Chabaan has pleaded for an out of court settlement of the case with the alleged victim Evelyn Boakye .

Lead lawyer for Jihad Chaaban, Julio de Medeiros, argued that all charges proffered against his client are misdemeanours hence the court has the power to order the parties to attempt a settlement.

Lawyers of Jihad Chaaban quoted section 73 of the Courts Act, which deals with reconciliation in criminal matters which are not a felony. He therefore, asked that with the “help of the court” they allow for an out of court settlement.

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However, the Police Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Hanson Armah, is against this application. He said one of the charges, causing harm, is a second degree felony.

The presiding Judge, Victoria Ghansah, subsequently adjourned the case to April 10 to give the application of the defence team some consideration.

The Lebanese Supervisor who is currently on bail was processed for court earlier on Tuesday [March 7, 2017].

Jihad Chaaban dipped the face of a kitchen staffer Evelyn Boakye at the Abelemkpe branch of the eatery into pepper paste.

This inhumane treatment has caused many social media users in Ghana calling for the boycott of the eatery. This has led to the creation of a hashtag #boycottMarwako.