An Accra Circuit Court has for the second time, remanded the former Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Alhaji Alhassan Mohammed Imoro.
He was remanded on Monday when he made his second appearance before Court.
Imoro who was charged with stealing GH 86.9 million cedis belonging to the government of Ghana, has pleaded not guilty.
The court presided over by Mr. Francis Obiri remanded Imoro again into the custody of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), pending a ruling on his bail application on November 3.
[contextly_sidebar id=”gFAVoiBYK1f9mMgP7Y9C7q7k2Hm8JNuT”]The court ordered the BNI to allow Imoro’s relatives and lawyers, have access to him between 0800 hours and 1600 hours.
The court also ordered that Imoro should be given special diet on request and also, be sent to the Police Hospital for medical attention.
The Prosecutor, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Abraham A. Annor told the court that the BNI needs some time to delve deeper into the matter.
He argued that the accused person might interfere with evidence when granted bail.
Mr Dennis Adjei Dwomoh, one of the lawyers for the accused person, said the prosecution’s submission had come as a surprise to them.
He said the 10 Regional Directors as well as the District Directors of the Scheme who were invited by the BNI had been granted bail, asking why his client was still in the custody of the BNI.
Mr Dwomoh said he was not happy with the treatment meted out to his client and alleged that he had not been given more than an hour to have access to his client.
He said his client was asthmatic and needed medical attention saying that “my Lord my client who is an asthmatic patient is allowed to wear boxer shorts and offered a blanket.”
Defence counsel therefore prayed the court to consider the bail application, arguing that Mr. Imoro is married with three children and therefore would not abscond from jurisdiction.
Source: GNA