A Kumasi-based business man, Kwabena Kesse,
who was charged of money laundering, has been cleared of all charges. Managing
Director of KESSBEN Group of Companies was arrested last month for alleged
money laundering and forgery of documents. The owner of KESSBEN FM also in
Kumasi was said to have siphoned an amount of one hundred and twenty-seven
million, nine hundred and thirty one thousand, seven hundred and twenty-seven
dollars and sixty-five cents and transferred same to unknown foreign
destinations, using fake documentation, between January 2013 and February 2014.
Lawyer Ohene Gyan had insisted that his client, Kwabena Kesse was innocent of
any wrongdoing, describing his arrest as a witch-hunting exercise. He was later
granted bail to the sum of 350 million Ghana cedis with four sureties, two
to be justified. Mr. Kesse was also to deposit his passport with the registry
of the court and to report once a week to the investigator. Counsel for the
accused, Ohene Gyan confirmed that the Cocoa Affairs Court at its hearing today
dropped all charges against Mr. Kesse. According Mr. Ohene Gyan, the decision
to discharge his client was based on an advice from the Attorney General's
Department.
Source: JOY
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