Rapper Medikal convicted for brandishing weapon in public
- Medikal has been convicted by an Accra Circuit Court after he pleaded guilty to the charge levelled against him
- The rapper, following the conviction, was fined GHC3,600 or a 9-month jail term upon default
- Medikal was arrested sometime in 2021 after a video of him carrying a pistol in public went viral on social media
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Multiple award-winning Ghanaian rapper, Samuel Adu Frimpong, famed as AMG Medikal has been convicted by an Accra Circuit Court for brandishing a gun in public.
In a report sighted by YEN.com.gh on graphic.com.gh, the Omo Ada was fined GHC3,600 by the cour following the plea he went into on Monday, February 21, 2022.
In default of settling the fine before a stipulated date, the well-known rapper will serve nine months in prison.
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The musician changed his plea and pleaded guilty to the charge, on Monday morning.
Medikal was earlier convicted on his own plea by the court presided over by Mr Emmanuel Essandoh after he pleaded not guilty to the charge in the early stages of the case.
The court was expected to rule on an application filed by Medikal’s lawyers to order the police to release the musician's Ruger nine-millimeter pistol.
However, when the case was called Monday, February 21, the Stubborn Academy hitmaker told the court that he wanted to change his plea.
The charges were then read out to him and he pleaded guilty to them.
Medikal arrested for flaunting pistol on social media
YEN.com.gh earlier reported in October 2021 that Medikal had been arrested after he brandished his pistol in public and it went viral on social media.
The rapper was seen seated in one of his plush cars as he 'flaunted' the weapon for all to see.
He was picked up by personnel of the Ghana Police Service on the evening of October 21, 2021, and sentenced to prison custody ahead of his court hearing.
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In the photo sighted by YEN.com.gh on Instagram, Wendy Shay was seen standing inside what looked like a house as she posed for the camera.
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