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General News of Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Source: clbadfmonline.com
2019-04-16
Amanda Akuokor Clinton seeks to recover the blocked investments of her clients
The lawyer of nearly one thousand injured clients of Menzgold Ghana Limited, Mrs. Amanda Akuokor Clinton, formally requested the Deputy Prosecutor General and Minister of Justice of Ghana, Mr. Joseph Dindiok Kpemka, to produce the Dubai court judgment acquitting and dismissing Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1), the CEO of the Ghana-based gold distribution company, who has not paid its many customers since the month of August 2018.
The Ghanaian CEO had gone to Dubai late last year hoping to recover some $ 28 million (current value of $ 39 million in gold value) owed to Menzgold by a company based in Dubai for the supply of gold.
He was, however, arrested by the authorities in Dubai in December 2018 following a report by the company that it would have scammed him about $ 51 million.
According to reports, the court reportedly filed the case in favor of NAM1, an event confirmed by Kpemka in some media interviews.
However, Mrs. Clinton, who seeks to recover the blocked investments of her clients, has, in a letter of April 15, 2019, requested official confirmation from the Attorney General's office beyond WhatsApp and telephone calls received by the Vice President In this regard, he confirmed to local media that NAM1 had been acquitted and acquitted by the Dubai court.
"With respect to the WhatsApp message you received regarding the judgment in favor of Mr. Mensah, as well as the phone call you made regarding the judgment, were these messages followed by a official letter from the office of Ghana's consul general in Dubai? Clinton asked in his letter.
"Can the Dubai judgment be communicated to our office or to the public? Even if a copy of the judgment can not be forwarded to our office or the public, did you or your office see the Dubai judgment or did you receive a copy by e-mail or post?
In addition, Mrs. Clinton asked: "After the 30-day delay following the judgment, how and when will Mr. Mensah be brought back to Ghana by the government and / or Interpol?"
Below a copy of the letter:
Clinton Consultancy
Law Practitioners
A: 37 rue Abeka
Accra, Ghana
W: www.clintonconsultancy.com
April 15, 2019
Attention: Joseph Kpemka, Deputy Minister of Justice
Ministry of Justice
P.O Box M60
ministries
Accra, Ghana
Deputy Minister of Justice Joseph Kpemka
RE; THE ACQUITTANCE OF A GHANAIAN NATIONAL PREDICTED BY THE NAME OF MR. NANA APPIAH MENSAH (MENZGOLD C.E.O.) IN DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-April 2019
I call Amanda Akuokor Clinton and I am a lawyer based in Accra. I represent a number of Menzgold clients regarding their frozen funds with Menzgold Ghana Limited and their sister company Brew Marketing Company.
On Tuesday, April 9, 2019, you confirmed to media in Accra that a Ghanaian national by the name of Mr. Nana Appiah Mensah, General Manager of Menzgold Ghana Limited and Brew Marketing Company, had been acquitted of all charges of fraud. . charges were reported against him in Dubai. You quoted the following: "… I can confirm that he was successful in Dubai while waiting for the complainant to appeal this case. If he is no longer involved in this case after 30 days and his freedom is unquestioned, he can be brought back to Ghana.
I also understand that you have received confirmation of this fact via WhatsApp messaging on your phone. Before sharing this information with reporters, you would have called the Consulate General's office in Dubai to confirm this fact. An official from the Consulate General's office in Dubai later informed you of Mr Mensah's trial in Dubai and his subsequent acquittal.
Given that this is a matter of public interest and that the acquittal of Dubai has possible consequences on my clients' arguments against Mr. Mensah, would it be possible for you to provide us with:
1. Confirmation whether your statement regarding the judgment in Dubai was an official (and accepted) statement of the government, as: On April 11, 2019, Ms. Samata Gifty Bukari, Ghana's Consul General in Dubai, apologized. to the government for its comment on Menzgold's CEO, Nana Appiah Mensah. His comment was: "As soon as he was released on bail, Interpol had him arrested. He hopes to finish the case soon in Dubai, then take care of Menzgold's few thousand customers because he is not a free man. He is helpless now that he is in custody. "
Ms. Bukari then added that her remarks violated a government directive prohibiting all government appointees from expressing themselves on the Menzgold problem. The Consul General said: "I apologize to the government, especially the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, and the people of Ghana for unconsciously flouting this directive. I withdraw everything from my comment. "
2. Regarding the WhatsApp message you received regarding the judgment in favor of Mr. Mensah, as well as the phone call you made about the judgment, were these messages followed by an official letter from the office? from Ghana's consul general in Dubai?
a. If so, what was the rank of the person who sent an official letter to your office?
b. Did this person have the power to talk about the issue?
c. Was the letter on an official letterhead?
3. Can the judgment rendered in Dubai be communicated to our office or to the public?
a. Even if a copy of the judgment can not be released to our office or to the public, have you or your office seen the Dubai judgment or did you receive a copy by e-mail or post?
4. Did representatives of the Consul General of Ghana (or other Ghanaian officials) appear in court during the trial or judgment in favor of Mr. Mensah?
5. After the 30 days following the judgment, how and when will Mr. Mensah be brought back to Ghana by the government and / or Interpol?
Our office would like more clarity on the questions asked in order to share them with our clients and to advance our strategy in this matter.
Since the questions asked were not asked and their answer was not satisfied at the public meeting on the subject, we kindly ask you or your office to provide us with an answer. more clarity about it.
Thanking you in advance for your kind consideration.
Yours faithfully,
Amanda Akuokor Clinton
Attorney at the Supreme Court of Ghana
Clinton Consultancy
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