Osiem ‘Chief’ found guilty of contempt of court
A Koforidua High Court, under Her Ladyship Justice Doris Dabanka-Bekoe, on March 11, 2021 found Osabarima Agyei Ameraku II, known in private life as Prince Ohene Asare, guilty of contempt of court for holding himself out as the chief of Osiem. He was sentenced to a fine of GH¢20,000 and in default one month imprisonment.
This was after Prince Ohene Asare continued to hold himself as the chief of Osiem, despite the order of the Judicial Committee of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional restraining him from doing so pending a petition before the Judicial Committee. He was also directed to vacate the Osiemhene’s palace.