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General News on Friday, July 26, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-07-26
play the videoNana Appiah Mensah, President and CEO of the gold collectibles firm
The lawyer of the director of the gold distribution company, Nana Appiah Mensah, asked the state to provide the list of 16,000 alleged plaintiffs allegedly having been defrauded by her client.
According to the indictment, the police stated that they had "received requests from about 16,000 complainants that the first and second defendants had made a representation and / or invitation through the intermediary. its agents to the public, including the plaintiffs, to deposit money for a specified period. interest under the pretext of buying gold from the 2nd defendant. "
"On this basis, the plaintiffs have lodged various amounts totaling 1 680 920 000," prosecutors said in the indictment.
However, during Friday's hearing, NAM1, through his attorney, Kwame Akuffo, said he would ask the state to list the 16,000 people who would be the plaintiffs in the case brought by the state.
According to the lawyer, the accused must know his accusers in order to defend himself.
His comments follow criminal prosecutions against the NAM1 by the state where proceedings were instituted against Francis Agodzie and 16,000 others as plaintiffs.
Menzgold's chief executive officer, Nana Appiah Mensah, has been granted bail of 1 billion GH ¢ by a court of first instance in Accra.
He must present five bonds, three of which must be justified.
It was after his second court appearance. NAM1 pleaded not guilty to all charges against him in court.
Kwame Akuffo, while begging the court to ask for bail, asked him to reduce the pecuniary conditions because all his badets had been seized by the state.
Menzgold clients besiege court Some Menzgold clients dressed in red besieged the court premises earlier Friday.
Context
NAM1 is the subject of a trial for two counts of fraud by false pretense and two charges of complicity in banking activities without authorization, in violation of Article 6 ( 1) of the Banks and Specialized Deposit Institutions Act, 2016 (Law 930). .
Nana Appiah Mensah arrived in Ghana on July 11, 2019, where he was arrested by security officers at Kotoka International Airport and sent to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service for interrogation. after spending several months in Dubai in another legal center. battle.
He was referred to a previous hearing.
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