Ghana Supreme Court upholds Sky Train financial trial
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Solomon Asamoah, a former head of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund, against his being ordered to stand trial in a case involving an alleged $2 million financial loss. He must present his defence alongside former board chairman Ameyaw Akumfi, reports MyJoyOnline.
Ghana’s Supreme Court has rejected the application by Solomon Asamoah, former chief executive of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), challenging a decision requiring him to present his defence in a case involving an alleged $2 million financial loss linked to the Sky Train project, according to MyJoyOnline.
Solomon Asamoah and Ameyaw Akumfi, former chairman of the GIIF board, are being prosecuted for having funds disbursed without the required board approval, although no work was allegedly carried out to justify the expenditure. After the prosecution closed its case, the two defendants filed an application challenging the existence of a case against them, reports MyJoyOnline.
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