The Supreme Court has by a unanimous decision said on Wednesday March 17 that the charges against a former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Mr Ernest Thompson are inappropriate.
The five-member panel, presided over by Justice Yaw Appau said the charges preferred against the accused persons do not meet the constitutional requirements.
The State had gone to the highest court of the land to challenge the Court of Appeal’s ruling that the particulars of offence levelled against Thompson were scanty.
Mr Ernest Thompson, and four others who have been accused of causing financial loss of more than $14.8 million in the SSNIT Operational Business Suite (OBS) project.