The Bank accounts of the embattled former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD Stephen Opuni have been frozen again just a day after a court ordered the Economic and Organised Crime Office to unfreeze them, Starrfmonline.com has learnt.
According to StarrFMonline.com sources, EOCO has written to the respective banks not to allow Mr. Opuni access to his money despite the court order. The banks involved Standard Chartered Bank and the Opeibea House branch of Ecobank.
Dr. Opuni’s accounts were frozen in February 2017 at the behest of EOCO.
The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) has been investigating him since he was axed from the office when President Akufo-Addo took office.
He and businessman Seidu Agongo are facing charges for alleged financial malfeasance in the execution of some contracts at COCOBOD.
They have been granted self-recognisance bail in the sum of GHc300, 000 each.
They are each to deposit their passport with the Director General of the CID and also report to the DG of the CID anytime they want to travel.
The DG of the CID is also to report to the registrar of the court 48 hours before any activity.
Dr. Opuni has pleaded not guilty to all the 27 charges leveled against him and Mr. Agongo, the managing director of Agricult.
Dr. Opuni and Agongo will be tried by nine State Attorneys including the Attorney General, Ms Gloria Akuffo.
The two are before Justice CJ Honyenuga, a Court of Appeal Judge sitting with additional responsibility as a High Court Judge, for wilfully causing financial loss to the state
Dr. Opuni is being represented by Lawyer Samuel Cudjoe and Johnson Normesinu, while Agongo, MD for Agricult appeared with a five-member legal team.
Source: starrfmonline.com
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The hypocrisy in ghana is too much, they claim to be champions of rule of law, the sensible thing this government should have done was to appeal the court decision. We don't need this Rambo type of governance. Investors and foreigners are watching. The super incompetence is to at it peak.
i did indicate yesterday that it remains to be seen if the court order will be carried out by eoco. the same thing happened in the case of ibrahima mahama's equipment that have been seized by the ashanti regional minister. these corrupt judges will have to be purged from the system.
Massa; if this story is true then there is something WRONG with the order by the this Judge !!!!; the question is how can this judge preside over case in which evidence from the accounts transaction of Dr Opuni could be relevant and used in evidence ; I have a strong feeling this Judge Honeynuga is another KROOKED judge and possibly have taken "NOKOFIO' behind the scene and plans to let off Dr Opuni ; the case is going the way of Woyome because eventually Dr Opuni will be released and let off ; remember Justice Ajit Naseeem; for me there something sinister going on right at the top of the powers to be including Nana Addo being aware and being approached by these EVIL pastors including Pastor Duncan-Williams or Mensah -Otabil to let go Dr Opuni; IF THIS IS THE CASE GHANA WILL BE DOOMED !!!!! because I suspect some huge amounts have been exchanged between the powers to be ; to me Ghana as a nation have been cursed by SATAN ; because the creator God will never curse his own childre ; GHANA IS AN EVIL NATION !!!!; how can Dr Opuni build a complete house with stolen monies for his mother whilst cocoa farmers suffer in silence ;if this story is TRUE then there is something WRONG with the society ; this judge Honeynuga should be investigated because there is SOMETHING WRONG !!!!!
Eih Peace FM online. Where is Sefa Kai to read through the things before being published online?
Frozen is the word and not freezed. Please learn the English language very well.