The Ghana International Bank has admitted it erred with some claims it made against the Asantehene as part of its defense in a case before a UK employment tribunal.
The Bank has formally apologised before a London Employment Tribunal, for stating that at the time the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II gave £350,000 to an executive director of the bank to be lodged in his account in the UK, the King was using an expired diplomatic passport.
The Bank is in court defending why its dismissal of an official, Mark Frank Arthur over a transaction is justified.
Mr Arthur had sued the Bank after he was dismissed for accepting to deposit £350,000 into the Asantehene’s account in the UK.
He admitted before the tribunal he accepted the cash from Otumfuo Osei Tutu II without following the anti-money laundering regulations because of the King’s status.
But the Bank in its statement of defence Wednesday said its checks revealed the Asantehene’s diplomatic passport had expired.
The bank has also apologised for stating in its written evidence in the ongoing case, by stating that, it suspected the Asantehene of engaging in a “dodgy deal” with SAKA Company.
The judge had scheduled Thursday for his ruling but he had to postpone it to Monday after the Bank retracted some of its earlier claims.
Lead counsel for the Bank reportedly told the court their latest checks have revealed Otumfuo’s diplomatic passport had not expired.
UK-based ABN radio’s Vincent Owusu Appiah told Evans Mensah on Joy FM’s Top Story the judge shook his head after the Bank rendered the apology.
The lawyer for Mr Arthur insisted that Mr Mensah had previously approved similar transactions for the Asantehene adding that a former employee, Raymond Sowah and other staff members proved that the transaction was genuine and so they don’t understand why Mr Mensah should report the incident.
There are claims of bad blood between Mr Arthur and the Chief Executive of the Bank, John Mensah who is said to have authorised the transaction.
An employee of the Bank, Raymond Sowah reportedly said the transaction was duly approved by the appropriate officials.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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@ Dave ; Frankly; it is pathetic when you hear and see idiotic fulls and maggots attempting to defend toxic ebola virus so called kings like the Ashantehene aka Kweku Dua who do not care about the reputation of their subjects the Ashante people and Ghanaians in general ; the Ashanthene to me is a the perfect KRIMINAL who should be dethroned or sanctioned by his people because the number of unsavoury activities by this KROOK is too much ; the reputation of so called criminal Ashantehene is too much ; Ghana is becoming a laughing stock abroad because of one GREEDY BASTARD aka Kweku Dua ; Nobody hates this Ashante criminal king because all that people want the bastard to do is respect himself as a KING of the Ashanti people ; if Ashantis are not prepared to tell this wayward king then other people will tell him in his face because the man is a complete DISGRACE !!!!!!!to ASHANTELAND and this idea that the Queen respects Ashantehene is a JOKE!!!!!! ; the Queen has NO RESPECT FOR THIS SO CALLED Ashanti KING because the QUEEN has enough secret intelligence about Kweku Dua laundering activities besides how can a KING sit down for his own dirty city with heaps of r-ubb..ish and a whole city sm.el.ling ; with hospitals without any incubators whilst he hides stolen monies from Ashanti people and brings it to London hides it into his private account ; who do you think is benefitting - THE UK-stoooooopid !!!!!!!!!!
All I see is hate....for your Information Asantehene is a BOSSU you can never be like him just get it and stop hating even the queen of England respects him
Massa; it does not matter how much money the Ashatehene has got in his bank account ; 350,000 is a lot of money to people of Ashanti land and whether his passport has expired when was the cash given to this Arthur and by whom and from which source ; Kwesi Pratt is correct Ghanaians should careful how they treat this Ashantehene 's case besides the fact the the Ashanthene is KING is not a BIG DEAL afterall there are so many KINGS IN THE WORLD ; if you have reputation you keep your reputation you do not allow your reputation to be dragged in the gutter besides that does not mean he can order his subjects to do anything for him afterall the Queen of UK will not order such errand because she has advisers ; the Ashantihene is a loose cannon who has a BAD reputation of meddling in unsavoury activities ; whether the Bank has apologised or not the issues must be examined carefully and why cannot the Ashantihene transfer the cash legitimately to the UK ;why does he have to carry cash in suit cases or Ghana lets GO ; the Ashanthene is a kriminal and I am sure the matter will be investigated and the cash sezed in the UK because the law is the law . WHERE DISD THE CASH EMANATE FROM !!!!!!; IS IS DRUG OR GOLD CASH !!!!!!!
I hope Mr Pratt Jnr, will read this. He must be careful with his wild arguments. Those who get the opportunity to be on radio must note that they are there because of an opportunity not because they know it all.
Why them any to soil our king with such allegations. He's a King and he must be accorded with all the respect he deserves. What is 350,000 to him. He owns a f*#kin gold mine.