A Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Keta, Richard Lassey Agbenyefia, and five other persons have been charged with 86 counts of Stealing and Causing Financial Loss to the State to the tune of about Gh¢ 42 million.
Among the five others is former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF), Daniel Duku.
The Charge Sheet and Brief facts of the case was filed at the High Court by the Attorney General’s Department.
The charge sheet dated 29th of April 2019, was signed on behalf of the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, by the Director of Public Prosecution, Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa.
It says the first (1st) accused person, Daniel Duku, was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VCTF between 2010 and 2015.
The second (2nd) accused person, Richard Lassey Agbenyefia, was a former Member of Parliament and a former member of the Board of Trustees of VCTF (the Board).
According to the Charge Sheet, the third (3rd) accused person, Irene Anti-Mensah, who doubled as the Executive Assistant to the 1st accused person, was an Investment Officer of VCTF.
It added that the fourth (4th) accused person, Kofi Sarpong, was an investment officer of VCTF. The fifth (5th) accused person, Frank Aboagye Mensah, is a businessman and the husband of the 3rd accused person.
The sixth (6th) accused person, Charity Opoku also known as Charity Ameyaw, it indicated, was an accountant at VCTF.
The 86 charges preferred against the six accused persons are in breach of eight different sections of the law and they are: abetment of crime namely, Wilfully Causing Financial Loss to the Republic contrary to sections 20(1) and 179A(3)(a) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
The rest are: wilfully Causing Financial Loss to the Republic contrary to section 179A(3)(a) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); Stealing, contrary to section 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); Issuing of False Cheque contrary to section 313A(1) (b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29); Abetment of Crime namely, Defrauding by False Pretence contrary to sections 20(1) and 131(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
Source: Daily Guide
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Well done, attorney General. This prosecuting of corrupt officials of the past regimes was one of the expectations that engineered ghanaians to vote massively for Nana Akuffo Addo in 2016 General elections. By jailing these corrupt past officials will encoouraged ghanaians to vote massively for and maintain the NPP goverment. So please, dont delay. Jail them. That is the expectations of ghanaians. With this NPP will be maintend in power come 2020 General elections.
DE3 MMO NNIMAA NNIE3,JAIL THEM ALL (AKROMFO)..
Jail them all, these past Government Officials who stole our tax payer's money must not be left to enjoy the huge money stolen and then walk free in our Streets. Attorney General kindly smoke them out at their place of hiding, take them to Court one after the othe and let them languish in Nsawam maximum Prison.
This is long over due, they should have being jailed by now. These ***barred word*** are always making noise on Radio that the Government can't even jail common fly in quote. Any ***barred word*** of past Government Officials who stole our tax payer's money should be told to refund and then put behind bars for at least twenty-five years. JAIL THEM ALL NPP Government, this ***barred word*** created the mess we are facing now as Ghanaians.
This is just the beginning.....and okro mouth just whispered to me that more will follow.
Any time these goons are under pressure they come out with cock and bull stories
though late, it is a good start. it would also make the NPP members in office careful. the impact is that Ghana could save some resources just by the current members in governance being careful. keep moving in this positive directions. i am waiting for Gifa ativo