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THE REPUBLIC
V.
IBRAHIM ADAM & 4 ORS

(2003) JELR 107120 (HC)

High Court 28 Apr 2003 Ghana
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- The High Court convicted the 1st, 3rd, and 4th accused of conspiracy and wilfully causing financial loss to the State under s.179A(3)(a) of the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29), emphasising that “wilful” in this context requires proof of inte

Case Details

Suit Number:FT/MISC. 2/2000
Judges:D. K. AFREH
Counsel:MR. OSAFO SAMPONG DPP, WITH HIM MR. AUGUSTINE OBUOR ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY, BEING LED BY MS. GLORIA AKUFFO, DEPUTY ATTORNEY- GENERAL MR. SAMUEL CUDJOE FOR 1ST ACCUSED WITH HIM MR. EKOW BAIDEN MR. ADADEVOH FOR NENE AMEGATCHER FOR 2ND ACCUSED WITH HIM MS. MAA NAA DJOLETTO MR. KWAKU BAAH FOR 3RD ACCUSED WITH HIM MR. VANDERPUYE MR. KWAKU BAAH HOLDING MR. LAMPTEY'S BRIEF FOR 4TH ACCUSED. NANA ADJEI AMPOFO FOR 5TH ACCUSED.

JUDGMENT

The Accused Persons are charged with the following offences:

COUNT ONE

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE

Conspiracy to Commit Crime contrary to Section 23 and 179A(3)(a) of the Criminal Code (Act 29) 1960.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

Ibrahim Adam, Samuel Dapaah, Kwame Peprah, George Sipa-Yankey, Nana Ato Dadzie; between January 1994 and December 2000 in the Greater Accra Region acted together to commit crime, namely willfully causing financial loss to the State.

COUNT TWO STATEMENT OF OFFENCE

Causing financial loss to the State contrary to section 179A(3)(a) of the Criminal Code (Act 29) 1960.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

Samuel Dapaah, Kwame Peprah, George Yankey between the months of November, 1996 and September 1997 at Accra in the Greater Accra Region wilfully caused financial loss of six million one hundred and ninety-six thousand three hundred and thirty United States dollars ($6,196,330.00) to the State.

COUNT THREE STATEMENT OF OFFENCE

Causing financial loss to the state contrary to section 179A(3)(a) …

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