There is a heavy deployment of armed policemen at the Law Courts Complex in Accra as immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Dr. Stephen Opuni and others charged with willfully causing financial loss to the state, make first appearance.
The armed to the teeth policemen, backed by the Formed Police Unit and their riot control vans, are positioned strategically at various points of the courts complex, while others patrol the adjoining streets either on foot or in trucks.
The security presence is also felt within the corridors of the complex itself, which also houses High Court 11 (Land Court) that will be hearing the case with sitting set for 12-midday.
It will be presided by Justice Clemence J. Honyenuga, a Justice of the Court of Appeal.
As at 10am, journalists and members of the public seeking to observe proceedings at close range, had started filing into the courtroom, and outside of the complex, cameramen from a number of media houses hovered about as they readied for any opportunities to stream live.
Also charged with Dr Opuni is the CEO of Agricult Ghana Limited, Seidu Agongo and his company.
At the last count, the state had preferred about 27 counts of various charges against the accused.
The charges against Opuni include abetment of crime (defrauding by false pretences), willfully causing financial loss to the State, contravention of the Public Procurement Act and corruption by a public officer.
Agongo also faces charges including defrauding by false pretences, willfully causing financial loss to the State, corruption of a public officer, money laundering, manufacturing fertilizer without registration, selling misbranded fertilizer and selling adulterated fertilizer.
Source: Daily Graphic
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Where were mr mahama to mobilized supporters.? ISIS leader who want to storm the court who made him president to break the jail. Very funny 😁 we will mobilizes support to storm the court. He think he owns Ghana. You can have all the top guys in security services, but the truth is they are also protecting their job for their future so they can't do anything to assist you as you think. Auditor general is an example, very brilliant and diligent personality he will not cover your buttons.
NPP/NDC POLITICIANS THEY ARE ALL THE SAME : HOW CAN SOMEBODY LUT THE STATE OF WHICH THERE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION ***barred word*** AND YOU HAVE POLITICIANS GOING TO COURT TO SHOW UNITY FPOR THE CRIMINAL : IT IS ONLY IN CURSED GHANA !!!
@Ghanaba. No you cannot be Ghanaian. If really then you must be concerned about the rate at which corruption is affecting our economy
That is ndc for you, when you allow thi*ves to rule you, what do you expect, ste*ling with impunity and they think Ghana is their bona-fide property. They think they can ste*l from the country and nobody has any right to ask them any question but we want to tell ndc, Ghana will deal with those who have stolen from her severely, we don't care whoever that person was if even John mahama who the immunity clause is protecting for some time and talking anyhow like a baby, will be prosecuted when the time is up. You people shouldn't think we are playing with you, you play the fo*l you will receive fo*lishness. ALL EYES ARE ON YOU. AKRONFUO PARTY NDC!
This Opuni guy was involved in dubious deals at cocobod that have waisted millions of cedis for the country and some ***barred word*** ndc people are prepared to defend him bcos they benefited.
Is so crazy, why would someone go out there to support this man, unless you benefited from this man. Oh some Ghanaians are so unpatriotic because short insight.
ghana is concert country paaaa, just because of Puni's trial we can waste state resources like that. eii mother ghana. it hurt me that am a tax payer in this nation