Bright Alan Debrah: Man Convicted Over Coup Plot Against Akufo-Addo Granted GH¢2.5m Bail
- A man on death row after being convicted of treason is fighting to get his conviction overturned
- The man convicted for his role in a foiled coup plot against the Akufo-Addo administration has been granted bail
- The convict was part of six individuals convicted on counts of conspiracy to commit high treason and committing high treason in 2023
One of the individuals convicted for his role in a foiled coup plot against the Akufo-Addo administration has been granted bail pending the determination of his appeal.
Citi News reported that the court also approved bail set at GH¢2.5 million for Bright Alan Debrah.
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3News reported that the panel of three justices ruled that, after considering the affidavits in support and in opposition, the convict had demonstrated exceptional circumstances which warranted the grant of bail.
“We have come to an agreement after deliberation that exceptional circumstances have been demonstrated which warrant the grant of bail to the third convict appellant applicant pending appeal."
As part of the stringent bail conditions, Debrah is required to submit his passport to the court registry and can only travel outside the jurisdiction with express permission from the court.
He is also to be placed on a Stop List at all entry points in the country. Furthermore, one of the two sureties must be justified with a landed property. The court warned that any breach of these conditions could lead to the revocation of the bail.
Background to coup plot case
Debrah was one of six individuals convicted on counts of conspiracy to commit high treason and committing high treason in November 2023.
The other accused, including the six found guilty, were Dr Frederick Mac Palm, Donya Kafui, Yohannes Zikpi, Warrant Officer Class Two Esther Saan Dekuwine, Lance Corporal Ali Solomon, and Corporal Sylvester Akanpewon.
The court found the group guilty of plotting to destabilise the country and overthrow the constitutionally elected government.
One of the main suspects, who was the Chief Executive Officer and owner of Citadel Hospital at Alajo, Mac-Palm, died while standing trial.
He was said to have collapsed in his house and rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
ACP Benjamin Agordzo, Colonel Samuel Kodzo Gameli, and Corporal Seidu Abubakar, who were caught up in the case, were acquitted.
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In June 2018, as purported members of the ‘Take Action Ghana’ group, they were arrested for plotting to sabotage Akufo-Addo's government.
Mac-Palm Kafui and Debrah planned to kidnap the president, the vice-president, the speaker of Parliament and the chief of the defence staff and force the president to announce his overthrow. Agordzo was also mentioned as part of the group and was said to have donated to it.
Agordzo promoted to DCOP
YEN.com.gh reported that Agordzo received a post-retirement promotion from the Ghana Police Service.
He was promoted from Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACOP) to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP).
He was part of a group of 19 police officers promoted to the ranks of Commissioner of Police (COP) and DCOP on Friday, July 11, 2025, by the Inspector General of Police, COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno.
Before this, Agordzo was appointed Head of Human Resources at the National Security Council.
Source: YEN.com.gh
