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Teacher freed 15 years after he was wrongfully jailed

A 40-year-old teacher who was wrongly jailed for defiling a 14-year-old student has finally gained his freedom after 15 years.

Mr. Eric Asante was freed on Thursday, January 26, after a five-member Supreme Court panel presided over by Justice Anin Yeboah acquitted and discharged the former teacher.

Mr. Asante was jailed in 2003 for allegedly defiling the 14-year-old who was his pupil while he taught at a school in Tamale.

According to the Supreme Court, the evidence adduced by State prosecutors some 15 years ago against Mr. Asante could not have supported his conviction.

The court directed that the now acquitted and discharged Mr. Asante should apply in a separate application for compensation.

His lawyer, Francis Sosu told Starr News after the ruling that he will apply for a 10 million cedis compensation for his client.

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