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General News of Saturday, July 27, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-07-27
Lawyer, Nii Kpakpo Samoa
Nii Kpakpo Samoa, a lawyer, said that Menzgold's general manager, Nana Appiah Mensah, known as NAM 1, did not have to prove in court that he had cheated about 16,000 people , the case being not civil.
Eyewitness News Friday, he said, claiming that since it is the state claiming that NAM1 has defrauded these people, it is up to the state to demonstrate beyond any reasonable doubt that he illegally took him money.
"In criminal practice, Mr. Appiah Mensah is not required to prove anything, it is the state that brings the allegation, so that the verdict belongs to the state that proves it. The allegation is that NAM1 defrauded 16,000 people, so it is the responsibility of the state to provide evidence. "
"Mr. Appiah Mensah has nothing to say, he can stay in court all the time without saying anything. If at the end of the lawsuit, they are not able to prove that he actually defrauded 16,000 people, he will be released, "he said.
NAM1 accused of pocketing 1.68 billion GH ¢ of customers
Nana Appiah Mensah has been accused of defrauding her clients for about 1.68 billion GH ¢.
NAM1 is the subject of a lawsuit for 13 counts of false pretense fraud and two counts of detention for unlicensed banking, in violation of Article 6 (1) of the Bank Act and Specialized Deposit Institutions Act, 2016 (Law 930). .
Context
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 got a deposit of 1 billion GH ¢ Friday.
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