Here is why Salifu Amoako, his wife and shop attendant have been charged in East Legon case

The Founder and General Overseer of Alive Chapel International Church, Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako; his wife, Mouha Amoako, who is also a banker; and a sales assistant, Linda Bonsu Prempeh, are bearing the brunt of the prophet’s 16-year-old son’s actions.

The 16-year-old boy has not been officially accused of a crime, probably because he is a minor, but his parents have been accused of negligence, with the sales assistant accused of giving the key to the Jaguar involved in the accident to the boy, knowing very well that it is illegal for him to drive at his age.

Prosecutors charged the three with various crimes on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, and subsequently released them on bail for GH¢150,000 after they pleaded not guilty.

Here are the crimes they have been charged with:

One count each of permitting unlicensed persons to drive contrary to Regulation 42 of the Road Traffic Regulations 2012 Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2180.

The regulation states that:

(1) A person who uses or keeps a motor vehicle or trailer not being an exempt motor vehicle on a road when particulars of the motor vehicle or trailer have not been entered in the register maintained by the Licensing Authority in accordance with section 39, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Licensing Authority may in writing authorise a specified motor vehicle or trailer to be used or kept on a specified road for a specified period without being so registered.

(3) The specified motor vehicle or trailer shall have a trade plate licence affixed to the front and rear of that motor vehicle or trailer.