JUDGMENT
AMISSAH, JA.
The first and second accused, Joseph Emmanuel Bossman and Andrew Stokes, are charged in three counts with conspiracy to extort, contrary to sections 23 (1) and 239 (1) of the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29). The particulars of those offences are as follows:
"COUNT ONE
In or about 1966, at Accra in the Eastern Region [they] did agree with one Kwesi Armah then Minister of Trade, a public officer, that the said Kwesi Armah should demand under colour of his office as such public officer from one Maurice Pierce Salmon an amount representing ten per cent of the value of import licence to be issued to the said Maurice Pierce Salmon for the year 1966, which said amount the said Kwesi Armah knew he was not lawfully authorised to demand.
COUNT TWO
In or about 5 February 1966, at Accra in the Eastern Region [they] agreed with one Kwesi Armah then Minister of Trade, a public officer that the said Kwesi Armah should under colour of his office as such public officer obtain from one M…