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THE REPUBLIC
V.
GODWIN KOMLA AMEGBE & 15 ORS

(2017) JELR 107121 (HC)

High Court 17 Mar 2017 Ghana
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- The case involves multiple accused persons who are staff members of the Controller and Accountant General's Department in Accra. - The accused are charged with conspiracy to steal and stealing, in relation to pension benefits of retirees

Case Details

Suit Number:FTRM 12/2015
Judges:AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)
Counsel:MRS. ELIZABETH SACKEYFIO FOR THE REPUBLIC; MR. FRANK KUDOH PRESENT HOLDING THE BRIEF OF DR. JOE ATTIPOE FOR THE ACCUSED (14).

JUDGMENT

 ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.), J.

This is the Judgment of the Court in respect of A14 who is charged under Count three of the charge sheet with conspiracy to steal, contrary to section 23(1) and 124 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and also under count four with Stealing, contrary to section 124 of Act 29.

The facts of the case as given by the prosecution are that, the 1st to 5th accused persons are staff members of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department in Accra. The 1st accused Godwin Komla Amegbe is the Chief Treasury Officer in charge of the Pensions Computation Unit. The 2nd accused Sonny Adinyira is the Treasury Officer of the C&AGD attached to the CHRAJ. The 3rd accused Richard Osei Asamoah is the Head of Data Entry Technical Team of Controller and Accountant General’s Department (C&AGD), attached to the Pensions Computation Unit of the Ghana Police Service; the 4th accused Daniel Twum, Internal Auditor at the Pensions Unit of the Controller and Accounta…

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