NAM 1’s trial adjourned to Jan. 20, 2021

Date:

An Accra Circuit Court presided over by Ms Ellen Asamoah on Wednesday adjourned the case involving the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM 1 to January 20, 2021.
 
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvester Asare told the Court that investigations were ongoing.
 
He then prayed the court for an adjournment of which there was no objection from the defence.  
 
There has been series of adjournments in the trial all at the instance of the prosecution.
 
According to the prosecution they are still waiting for advice from the Attorney-General’s Department.
 
The accused was initially charged with abetment of crime, defrauding by false pretenses, carrying on a deposit-taking business without license, sale of minerals without license, unlawful deposit taking, and money laundering. It is alleged that the accused had taken various sums of money estimated to be about GHC1.6billion from customers.
 
He had pleaded not guilty to all charges against him by the State and the Court granted him bail, in the sum of GHC1 billion with five sureties, three of whom are to be justified.
 
 

Share post:

Subscribe

Popular

Mobile Money (MOMO): How digital payments are strengthening the health response in Mozambique

During the second round of the national polio vaccination...

Government Urges Extreme Caution as Severe Winter Weather Disrupts Travel Across Parts of South Africa

Government urges members of the public to remain vigilant...

African Academy for Women in Political Leadership Launches with Inaugural Cohort of 40 Women Leaders from Africa and the Caribbean

KIGALI, Rwanda, August 8, 2026/APO Group/ --  The United Nations...

Ghana’s Golden Arms to compete at World Armwrestling Championship in India

The national armwrestling team of Ghana, the Golden Arms, will compete...

More like this
Related