Come to court now – the judge orders Ayariga

General News on Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

Source: starrfm.com.gh

2019-06-04

A judge ordered a Bawku Central deputy Mahama Ayariga to make himself available in court for a corruption case.

Judge Afia Serwaa Asare Botwe of the Court of Finance and Taxation on Tuesday asked the lawyers of the legislator to present it for the case to take its natural course.

According to Wilberforce Asare, Starr News court correspondent, the MP's lawyer, who declined to honor the summons, "is trying to do everything possible to make him appear in court.

The judge suspended the case until 13:00 GMT to give the lawyers enough time to introduce the NDC MP in court.

The central deputy of Bawku rejected the invitation of the special prosecutor, Martin Amidu, about the corruption investigation against him.

According to the former Minister of Sports, he will not be able to appear in court on that date because Parliament will sit in session and therefore work for his constituents.

The special prosecutor sued the MP for abusing his office, among other offenses.

This is the first case that the Agency has been pursuing in the courts since its inception more than a year ago.

Kendrick Akwasi Marfo, from ATLAS-Rent-A-Car, is badociated with the costume.

According to the court, "Mahama Ayariga, aged 44 in November 2017 in Tema, Greater Accra region, fraudulently escaped customs duties and taxes by paying 6 062.86 GH ¢ instead of the approved duties and taxes of 36,557.15 GH ¢ to release three Toyota V8 Land. Cruisers. "

He is also accused of abusing his position of public officer to his personal advantage by "selling three Toyota V8 Land Cruisers vehicles bearing the registration numbers GR 2220-18, GR 2221-18 and GR 2222-18 to be used for official purposes. Kendrick Akwasi Marfo MLA of ATLAS-Rent-A-Car at the price of 40 000 GH ¢ each. "