Two persons have been earlier arrested for defrauding a client, however, upon thorough investigations, they pleaded not guilty to the charges laid against them and have been released with a bail charge of ghs300,000, ghs150,000 each.
Michel Kota, 28, and Aziz Ben, 32, who are to produce two sureties each to be justified, pleaded not guilty.
The court presided over by Mrs.Afia Owusuaa Appiah, ordered the prosecution to file witness statements and other disclosures within three weeks, and adjourned the case to July 21, 2022.
Police Chief Inspector Gulliver Tenkorang said the complainant, King Joe Atani, was a clearing agent, whilst Kota and Aziz claimed to be welders and resided at Sapeiman, near Amasaman, in the Greater Accra region
The prosecution said in November 2020, Abraham Tettey, an errand boy for the complainant and a witness in the case, introduced the accused and Mohammed, an accomplice, currently on the run, to the complainant as operators of the Bitcoin business.
The prosecution said the accused luredAtanito meet them at Nungua, where the accused and the accomplice told the complainant that a Chinese company was mandated to print money (currency) for the Ghana Government.
Chief InspTenkorang said they convinced the complainant that the company had owned a container containing papers used for ‘producing’ currencies.
The court heard that Kota and Aziz told the complainant that because of the ban on illegal mining in Ghana, the Chinese had returned to their country leaving the container under the care of the accused and their boss.
Chief InspTenkorangsaid accused demonstrated and showed samples of alleged currencies to Atani and collected GH¢241,000.00 from the complainant, under the pretext of buying chemicals for the ‘production’ of Chinese-made currency papers.
The prosecution said after receipt of the money, the accused told the complainant that they were going to buy food but never returned.
Chief InspTenkorangsaid Atani reported the case to the police and Kota and Aziz were arrested, but Mohammed escaped.
The prosecution said when a search was conducted in the rooms of the accused, papers cut in the form of currency notes were retrieved.
Chief InspTenkorangsaid accused used the money the collected from the complainant to purchase a Hyundai Elantra 2012 model from a witness in the case.
The prosecution said when Kota was granted police inquiry bail, he asked the witness to transfer documents covering the car into a different person’s name and backdate purchase records, but his efforts were thwarted. -GNA.
The police over the years is doing very well in handling their cases and deserve all the accolades. The current Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare has been doing well after being brought to power and the whole country is applauding him for his massive work in serving the country.
Similarly, two policemen have been promoted after they arrested their fellow officer who was in transporting weed and got involved in an accident. Netizens applauded them for their faithful service to the country. The IGP encouraged them to keep up their good work so we all can make the country a better place.