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General News of Thursday, March 28, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-03-28
Former NCA Executive Director, William Tevie is on trial
A high court in Accra has dismissed three statements of confessions from the former chairman of the National Communication Authority's (NCA) board, Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie, presented as evidence by the state in the ongoing lawsuit of some former NCA officials.
The court chaired by Eric Kyei Baffour made the decision in the mini-trial because these statements, which were a bone of contention, were collected by the accused without an independent witness, according to law.
The judge, however, admitted three other statements that were also disputed, explaining that they had been collected in the presence of an independent witness.
Mr. Baffoe-Bonnie, who is the first accused in the case, allegedly "confessed" in the cautionary statement that all other defendants had benefited financially from the purchase of $ 4 million worth of Pegasus equipment in 2017.
However, during the trial, he objected to the filing of the statements alleging that they had been removed from him under duress.
Mr. Baffoe Bonnie, William Tevie, chief executive officer of the Authority, and two other people were indicted for causing a $ 6 million financial loss to the state.
Former NCA Executive Director William Tevie and four others, including Mr. Baffoe Bonie, have been prosecuted for alleged fraud and financial loss suffered by the state following the signing of the $ 6 million fraudulent contract dollars signed).
NCA case: High Court postpones decision to admit Baffoe-Bonnie statement
Earlier this week, the court decided not to allow the statement of former National Communications Authority (NCA) chairman Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie in the ongoing case.
A lawyer for the accused asked Detective Inspector Nkrumah to compel the first accused to write several statements.
The detective, however, refuted the claim.
Mr. Tevie, with former chairman of the board, Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie; Alhaji Osman, former Deputy National Security Coordinator; Nana Owusu, former board member and president of IDL, George Oppong, was charged and brought to trial for deliberately causing financial harm to the state, in violation of articles 23 ( 1) and 179 (3) of the Criminal Offenses Act 1960, Act 29.
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