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ALFRED AGBESI WOYOME
V.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC AND ORGANIZED CRIME OFFICE, OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE, ACCRA

(2013) JELR 67463 (CA)

Court of Appeal 14 Feb 2013 Ghana
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- The Executive Director of the Economic and Organized Crime Office froze bank account no. 116100009158 belonging to Alfred Agbesi Woyome. - The Executive Director filed an ex parte application at the High Court praying for an order to conf

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/160/2012
Judges:HENRIETTA ABBAN (MRS.) (PRESIDING), F.G. KORBIEH J.A, SENYO DZAMEFE J.A.
Counsel:MR. OSAFO BUABENG FOR THE RESPONDENT/APPELLANT ,MR. EDWARD CUDJOE FOR THE APPLICANT/RESPONDENT

JUDGEMENT

F.G. KORBIEH, J.A.

The brief facts of the case leading to this appeal are as follows. In exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 33 of the Economic and Organized Crime Act, 2010 (Act 804), the Executive Director of the Economic and Organized Crime Office froze bank account no. 116100009158 belonging to Alfred Agbesi Woyome (the respondent/appellant herein) at the Head Office branch of the Agricultural Development Bank. He wrote a letter dated 22/12/2011 to the Head of the Banking Supervision Division of the Bank of Ghana informing him/her of that fact. In the said letter the Executive Director also directed the said Head of the Banking Supervision Division “to freeze forthwith all other bank accounts, financial assets and other assets belonging to Alfred Agbesi Woyome in all other Banks which have not been disclosed to this Office to facilitate the investigations” that the Executive Director had launched into the operations of the said Alfred Agbesi. Woyome. Subsequ…

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