An architect of the June 4th 1979 coup d’etat,Major retired Yaw Boakye Gyan has questioned the capacity of the alleged coup plotters who were arrested on Monday 24th September 2019 by a joint team of security personnel from the military,police,BNI and the national security among others.
Major Boakye Gyan who became the head of government under the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) after successfully masterminding the 1979 coup says the three persons can only be proven guilty for plotting a coup after been put before a court of competent jurisdiction.
The three Dr.Frederick Yao Mac Palm,Donya Kafui and Bright Allan Debrah Fosu were yesterday charged and remanded by a district court in Accra for conspiracy to manufacture arms and ammunitions without lawful authority,possession of explosives without lawful authority and manufacture of fire arms without lawful authority.
Major Boakye Gyan says that the three persons lack the necessary capacity and ability for carry out the supposed plot and warns the government to stop putting words into the mouths of people as it can dent their reputation.
“The information I have does not indicate that they have the capacity to do what the state claims they are planning to do.
“So the government cannot put words into people’s mouth until they are found guilty by a competent court”
“They should be very cautious about it because it involves the lives and reputation of people” he warned.
