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AKAINYAH & ANOR
V.
THE REPUBLIC

(1968) JELR 86829 (CA)

Court of Appeal 1 Jul 1968 Ghana
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- The appellants were convicted of bribery and corruption offenses under the Corrupt Practices (Prevention) Act, 1964 (Act 230), following adverse findings by the Ollennu Commission; the Attorney-General prosecuted based on the Commission's

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Judges:APALOO J.A, LASSEY J.A AND AMISSAH J.A
Counsel:Sir Dingle Foot Q.C. (J. Reindorf and N. Y. B. Adade with him) For The First Appellant. Ansah For the Second Appellant. S. S. Okunor, Principal State Attorney (Danso, Assistants State Attorney, with him), For the Respondent.
Other Citations:[1968] GLR 548

JUDGEMENT

Apaloo J.A. delivered the judgment of the court. As a result of adverse findings made against them by the Ollennu Commission appointed under the Corrupt Practices (Prevention) Act, 1964 (Act 230), (hereinafter referred to as the Act) the two appellants were prosecuted on various counts of offering to give bribe to influence a public officer, accepting bribe to influence a public officer, conspiracy to commit extortion and corruption. Availing himself of the power conferred on him by subsection (1) of section 4 of the Act, the Attorney-General preferred these charges against the appellants on the basis of the findings made against them by the commission.

In due course, the charges came an for hearing before Azu Crabbe J.A., sitting as an additional judge in the High Court. The appellants requested the court to invoke the Powers conferred on it by subsection (2) of section 6 of the Act and allow them to call evidence. The court acceded to this request and both appellants then ga…

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