Shatta Wale is expected to make his first court appearance today together with his two associates to answer to the charges levelled against him.
The dancehall artiste was arrested by police on Tuesday after putting out false claims that he had been shot.
Prior to his arrest on Tuesday, he had in a lengthy Facebook post apologized to his fans and people who had been affected by the prank.
According to him, he orchestrated the shooting prank alone.
He made reference to a prophecy that was made by Bishop Stephen Kwesi Appiah of New Life Kingdom Chapel that he would be shot dead on October 18, 2021.
But a private legal practitioner, Yaw Oppong, Shatta Wale, could be sentenced to a three-year maximum jail term if convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction.
He may, however, be cautioned or fined and released if the judge is to pronounce a more lenient punishment for him on the charges brought against him by the police.
He indicated that the charges of publication of false news and causing fear and panic brought against Shatta Wale and two of his associates is a misdemeanour which attracts more lenient sanctions as compared to a felony.
Explaining the conditions under which Shatta Wale can be convicted, Yaw Oppong said the laws against the publication of fake news stipulates that the accused person must have first been aware or should have been aware that the information published was false.
Meanwhile, Bishop Stephen Kwesi Appiah of New Life Kingdom Chapel who has also been arrested in connection with the fake gunshot claim remains in police custody after court refused to grant him bail on Wednesday.
He has also been charged with causing fear and panic.
