REFERENCE TO THE SUPREME COURT OF GHANA PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF CLAUSE (1) AND CLAUSE (2) OF ARTICLE 130 OF THE 1992 CONSTITUTION AND RULE 67 OF THE SUPREME COURT RULES, 1996 (CI 16) AS AMENDED
1. SUMMARY OF THE ACTION BEFORE THE COURT BELOW
Respectfully, all the accused persons in the cases listed below have been arraigned before the two courts for, inter alia, the offences of conspiracy to commit crime namely, interference with the supplier’s distribution systems, metres or any equipment, and interference with the supplier’s distribution systems, metres or any equipment contrary to section 23(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) and Rule 41 (2) of the Electricity Supply and Distribution (Technical and Operational) Rules, 2005 (L.I.1816). The particulars of offences in the respective cases are to the effect that the accused persons tampered with the meters of the Electricity Company of Ghana to disable them from recording the actual consumption.
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