The fine was issued to Mr. Ashie after he was found guilty of gross indecency following a performance at the Accra International Conference Centre on December 24, 2015, during Citi FM’s ‘Decemba 2 Rememba’ concert.
Presided over by Mrs. Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku, the court established that the singer had indeed, exposed his manhood during the performance which was held at the Accra International Conference Center, a public place.
Moments after the judgement, the ace journalist and critic was widely reported to have footed the bill, giving out an amount of GHC 10,000 as a “pure act of charity” in his name. Wisa’s record label, the D- Black – led Black Avenue Muzick imprint, have since come out to flatly deny the gesture, an act which, according to Ansah-Addo, has necessitated his coming out to clarify a number of things.
According to the judgement, Wisa admitted to displaying his penis on stage in his initial statement to the police but submitted that the supposed manhood was a dildo during the trial.
The court found him guilty of gross indecency during the 2015 performance, ruling that the Accra International Conference Centre constituted a public place.
Read Halifax Ansah-Addo’s full statement below:
I am compelled to bring some clarity to a running news story which purports that I have falsely claimed I provided funding for the bail of hiplife musician Wisa Greid.
Below are the verifiable facts that can be proven beyond doubt:
- By mid-morning on Monday, April 30, I had information that the artiste in question had been fined an amount of GHC8,400 or would be jailed for two years if the amount is not paid.
- I was made to believe the artist was struggling to raise the amount and was still on the court. I immediately contacted a few journalist friends who were in the court with him to tell him I can be of help and he should, therefore, call me if he needed my help in raising the amount.
- The artiste called and confirmed he needed the bailout and we both agreed he should send someone to meet me for it.
- As agreed, the artiste sent a representative who met with me and I gave the representative an amount of GHC 10,000 as a pure act of charity in my own name for someone I consider a friend and brother.
- I informed the musician I have given out the said amount to be brought to him for the bailout and he expressed gratitude.
- The development became a subject of news and subsequently, the artiste’s management were on Neat FM to deny the act of charity. That denial was also on the management’s social media pages.
- The musician himself, surprisingly, was also quoted to have denied the act of charity and said that the bail amount was paid by his managers.
- I would have put the amount into other uses if the musician had given me the slightest hint that he had no challenges raising the amount.
- At no point in time have I said anywhere or insinuated that the amount was from my employers or a third party.
- It is my hope these verifiable facts would bring some clarity to the needless logomachy.
Signed.
Halifax Ansah-Addo.
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