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The Ghana Institute of Architects says it has nothing to do with the suspect arrested over the murder of two children and one other, at Abesim in Sunyani in the Bono region.
The suspect, Richard Appiah allegedly killed a 12-year-old, a 15-year-old, and a yet-to-be-identified man
The bodies were found in his living quarters in Alaska, near Abesim, on Friday, August 20, 2021 with some of the body parts kept in his fridge.
Richard Appiah was described in a police statement giving details of the murder as an Architect.
But the Institute citing the Police statement stated that Richard Appiah does not satisfy the needed provisions in the ARCHITECTS ACT, 1969 (N.L.C.D 357) to be called an Architect.
In a press release signed by the Honorary Secretary, Augustus Richardson, the Institute said: “the Ghana Institute of Architects would like to categorically state that Richard Appiah is NOT an Architect. The ARCHITECTS ACT 1969 (N.L.C.D 357), Section 10, qualifications, states: “10. Qualifications: Subject to section 11, a person is registered as an Architect on payment of the prescribed fee if that person is a member of the Institute.
It added that an architect is also a person who has passed the qualifying examinations in the courses prescribed or approved by the Board under the Act and completes practical training of the description and for the period prescribed by the Board.
“[An Architect] is a person who was a member of the Ghana Institute of Architects immediately before the commencement of this Act. In accordance with the laws of Ghana governing Architects and architecture, Richard Appiah DOES NOT satisfy any of the above provisions of the ARCHITECTS ACT, 1969 (N.L.C.D 357).”
The Ghana Institute of Architects stated that as such, Richard Appiah cannot call himself an architect neither can he be referred to as one.
