Selormey granted 1.5 billion cedi bail
Selormey granted 1.5 billion cedi bail
Accra (Greater Accra) 08 June 2001
Mr Victor Selormey, former Deputy Finance Minister, facing charges of conspiracy, defrauding by false pretences and wilfully causing financial loss of 1.3 million US dollars to the state, on Friday appeared before the Fast Track Court in Accra.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges arising from the court computerisation project, and was granted a 1.5 billion cedi bail to re-appear on June 18.
Mr Osafo Sampong, Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), told the court presided over by Mr Justice Sam Badu, an Appeal Court Judge, sitting as additional High Court Judge that following a special audit report which was conducted at the Ministry of Finance, it was discovered that Selormey authorised that some sums of money should be paid to a Dr Boadu.
The prosecution said the audit covered a period from April 1997 to March 2001.
During investigation, it was found out that the accused wrote letters to the ECOBANK Ghana Limited, authorising the transfer of various sums of money, totalling 1,297,5000 US dollars, to Leebda Corporation of Texas, USA.
The DPP said these sums were meant for the payment of services purported to have been rendered by Dr. Boadu in respect of the Court Computerisation Project.
'We shall lead evidence to show that Dr. Boadu did not render any service towards this project, even though he had expressed the desire to be contracted to carry out the project."
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Accra (Greater Accra) 08 June 2001
Issac Kwadwo Williams, an economist who allegedly collected 9,500 dollars and five passports from individuals under the pretext of acquiring American visas for them on Thursday appeared before an Accra Circuit Tribunal charged with fraud.
Williams who pleaded not guilty to five counts of defrauding was remanded in prison custody to re-appear on June 28.
The Prosecution asked the court chaired by Mr. Imoro Ziblim to remand the accused because there were more complaints being lodged against him and that he may not appear to stand trial.
According to the prosecution, on July 26 last year the accused contacted an estate agent, Mr Stephen Kofi Sapanu, at Osu to look for accommodation for him.
Whilst checking on his request from Mr. Sapanu, the accused informed him that a friend who works with the American Embassy had asked him to look for eight prospective American visa applicants to be given visas at the cost of 3,000 dollars each.
Mr Sapanu informed a businesswoman Margaret Agyeman, who in turn arranged for the rest of the applicants and presented their passports plus various sums of monies to the accused.
Williams, however, went into hiding thereafter until he was arrested at Dansoman.
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