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THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC & ORGANISED CRIME OFFICE, OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE, ACCRA.
V.
SIAT GHANA LIMITED AND GHANA OIL PALM DEV. CO. LTD ACCRA

(2012) JELR 66663 (HC)

High Court 30 Apr 2012 Ghana
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- This case involves an application to revoke a freezing order made by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in Ghana. - The respondents/applicants claim that they were never served with a copy of the confirmation order for the fre

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. FTRM/16/2011
Judges:HIS LORDSHIP MR JUSTICE P. BRIGHT MENSAH
Counsel:STANLEY AMARTEFIO FOR THE RESPONDENTS/APPLICANTS,DR PHILIP ANDERSON FOR THE APPLICANT/RESPONDENT

MENSAH, J.

APPLICATION TO REVOKE A FREEZING ORDER

In this Ruling, I shall refer to the Economic and Organised Crime Office simply as the “Applicant/Respondent” whilst referring to Siat Ghana Limited and Ghana Oil Palm Development Co. Ltd as the “Respondents/Applicants”.

This is an application brought under S 39 of the Economic and Organised Crime Office Act, 2010 (Act 804) by the Respondents/Applicants seeking to revoke the confirmation order freezing the accounts of the respondents/applicants by the Executive Director of the Applicant/Respondent Office. That provision of the law is reproduced here below:

“39 (1) A person who claims an interest in property which is the subject of a freezing order shall apply to the court for a review of the order on notice to the Executive Director, within fourteen days after the issue of the freezing order.”

The grounds on which the application is premised are catalogued in the accompanying affidavit and further affidavits filed supplemental to the origi…

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