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Mr Ernest Thompson, and four others have been charged for causing financial loss of more than $15.3 million to the state
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The prosecution handling the case involving a former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Mr Ernest Thompson, and four others charged for causing financial loss of more than $15.3 million to the state, has asked for more time to refile its witness statements against the accused persons.
This, according to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Ms Yvonne Attakorah Obuobisah, had become necessary following the amendment of the charges relating to willfully causing financial loss to the state.
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A former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Mr Ernest Thompson, and four others have, for now, no case to answer concerning the charges of causing financial loss of $14.8 million to the state and others levelled against them.
In a unanimous decision given Wednesday [March 17, 2021], a five-member panel of the Supreme Court, presided over by Justice Yaw Apau, held that the Attorney-General (A-G) failed to provide sufficient particulars of offence to the charges levelled against the five individuals.
It said the failure by the A-G to provide sufficient particulars meant the charges did not meet the constitutional requirement of fair trial, as stipulated by Article 19 (2) of the 1992 Constitution.