Lawyers for former chief priestess turned evangelist, Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, have filed a notice of appeal challenging the Circuit Court’s decision that sentenced her to 15 years in prison.
Nana Agradaa was convicted by Justice Evelyn Asamoah on July 3, on the charges of defrauding by false pretence and charlatanic advertisement.
However, her legal team argued that the ruling was unjust and that their client was denied a fair trial.
Speaking to Citi News on July 7, lead counsel Richard Asare Baffour disclosed that the High Court has been petitioned to overturn both the conviction and the sentence.
“We filed the petition of appeal this morning because the judgment delivered by the court is so unreasonable, and the evidence on record does not support it.
“We have also stated that the trial as a whole is wrong in law, and we are saying that the judge demonstrated manifest bias by harassing and intimidating the accused,” he said.
Asare Baffour further revealed that his team intends to file a bail application in the coming days to secure Nana Agradaa’s temporary release as the appeal process unfolds.
Judge cites deliberate fraud and need for deterrence in Agradaa’s 15-year sentence
