The Criminal Division of the High Court has granted bail to three out of four persons standing trial for failing to declare their property and income as directed by the Special Prosecutor.
When convicted for failing to declare property and income, a person is liable to a jail term of not below two years and not more than four years or a fine of not less than five hundred penalty units or both.
The substantive case against the accused persons is under investigation
The third accused person has been directed to appear at the next adjourned date. His excuse is on medical grounds.
According to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), the four failed to comply with regulation 20 of LI2374.
Third accused person has been directed to appear at the next adjourned date. His excuse is on medical grounds.
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— Office of the Special Prosecutor-Ghana (@ospghana) February 13, 2023
The four are Issah Seidu, who works with the National Insurance Commission (NIC), James Keck Osei, who works with the Office of the Vice President as an administrator, and John Abban and Peter Archibald Hyde, who are both senior officers with the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
The arrests came after the OSP conducted an audit into their lifestyles.
By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana
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