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General News on Friday, July 26, 2019
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2019-07-26
play the videoNana Appiah Mensah, Executive Director of Menzgold Ghana Limited
Nana Appiah Mensah, CEO of Menzgold Ghana Limited, was released on bail of one billion GH ¢ by an Accra circuit court chaired by Jane Helen Akweley Quaye.
It was at that time that he appeared in court on Friday morning for the start of his trial.
To guarantee bail, NAM1 should present 5 sureties, three of which must be justified. He should also report to the police on Wednesday.
The accused's lawyer, Kwame Akuffo, who filed a bail application, told the court that his client was not at risk of flight and that it would still be available to stand trial.
He also asked the court to grant a bond to his client on favorable terms, given that the state confiscated almost all of his badets.
The meeting was adjourned on August 12, 2019.
The CEO of Menzgold, a troubled gold trader, has been charged with false pretense of fraud and attempted fraud for banking without a license, in violation of Section 6 (1) of the Banks and Institutions. specialized depositories. Law of 2016 (Law 930).
Two of its companies – Brew Marketing Consult and Menzgold Ghana Limited – represented by itself, have been charged with fraud under false pretenses, in violation of Articles 20 (1) and 13 (1) of the Criminal Offenses Act of 1960 (Law 29). .
His sister and wife were also slapped with two counts of false pretense fraud and two counts of inducing banking without a license, in violation of Article 6 (1) of Law 930.
The two women who allegedly helped Menzgold to carry out the fraudulent acts are still on the run, their fate remaining a mystery to the police.
Menzgold customers who saw their money stuck as a result of the company's closure besieged the court this morning, demanding the release of NAM1.
When NAM1 appeared in court, the clients, brandishing various signs, began to shout "free NAM1, he is our hero".
Some of the inscriptions on the posters are:
"Form a committee for transparency now," "suspend criminal prosecution now", "23 dead in the Menzgold saga", "no money for fees and medical expenses", among others.
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