Court grants GH¢2.5 million bail to convicted 'coup plotter' pending appeal
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Fosu, along with five others, was sentenced to death by hanging on January 24, 2024, after being found guilty of high treason.
The High Court in Accra has granted bail to Bright Alan Debrah Fosu, one of the seven individuals convicted in the 2021 attempted coup plot, as he awaits the outcome of his appeal.
Fosu, along with five others, was sentenced to death by hanging on January 24, 2024, after being found guilty of high treason. He is now challenging his conviction at the appellate level.
On Monday, November 10, 2026, a three-member panel of the court—comprising Justices Eugene Nyadu Nyante, Ruby Ayitey, and Kizita Naa Koowa Quarshie—granted Fosu bail in the sum of GH¢2.5 million, to be justified with landed property.
The court imposed strict conditions, including the surrender of his passport and an order placing his name on the Stop List to prevent him from leaving the country without judicial approval.
Fosu’s legal team argues that his conviction was “prima facie wrong” and violated both common law principles and statutory provisions, insisting the appeal has strong prospects of success.
The defence counsel has been directed to ensure that the records of appeal are transmitted to the Supreme Court promptly to allow the case to proceed.
Background of the Case
Fosu was part of a group of seven accused of conspiring to overthrow the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2021.
The convicts included Donya Kafui (alias Ezor), Yohanes Zikpi, WO2 Esther Saan Dekuwine, and L/Cpl Ali Solomon.
Those acquitted and discharged were Dr Frederick Mac-Palm (now deceased), Col. Samuel K. Gameli, and ACP Dr Benjamin K. Agordzo.
The case, one of Ghana’s most high-profile treason trials in recent years, continues to attract national attention as the appeal process begins.
