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Court Martial of Alleged Mutineers in "Operation Guitar Boy" | Broadcasting House Visit | Aug. 1967

August 1967. Footage of the court martial of a group of soldiers charged with mutiny in relation to "Operation Guitar Boy", the attempt to overthrow the National Liberation Council (NLC) on April 17th 1967. The leaders, Lt. Samuel Arthur and Lt. Moses Yeboah, had been tried and convicted by a military tribunal. Both were executed by firing squad on Tuesday, May 9th 1967. Reuters Text: "The court martial hearing a case against nine men accused of mutiny while members of the Ghanaian Army on Wednesday inspected Broadcasting House in Accra, headquarters of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. The nine men were all non-commissioned officers in the now disbanded Reconnaissance Squadron stations at Ho, in the Volta region. They are accused of taking part in a mutiny on April 17. The court martial visited Broadcasting House to examine points made by one of the accused, former Corporal Dan Amudson. He told the tribunal he had decided not to participate in the mutiny after being informed by members of another army unit that it was not true the whole Ghanian army was supporting the uprising. The former corporal denied taking part in the takeover of Broadcasting House by mutineers. The unsuccessful coup was launched in the early hours of April 17. The Minister of Defense, General Kotoka, was killed during a clash with the dissident troops. The court martial is continuing." Source: Reuters News Archive. NB. One of the army officers who was part of the panel appears to be Frank Bernasko who as a colonel was the Commissioner for Agriculture during the military regime led by Colonel Ignatius Acheampong.