A Tamale Circuit Court on August 28, 2017 sentenced Alhassan Hafiz to a fine of 250 penalty units or in default serve four years for defrauding his employer of an amount of Ghc 98,587.

The convict, Alhassan Sibdow Hafiz during the trial pleaded guilty and claimed he used the money to finance the NPP’s campaign efforts ahead of the 2016 polls.

The former Sales Manager of As-Sahabah Limited, was sentenced by the court presided over by Justice William Joseph Twumasi Appiah based on his own plea to the charge of defrauding.

The convict however filed an appeal at a Tamale High court seeking to overturn the Circuit court’s decision.

Sulley Sambian, who heard about the convict’s predicament voluntarily paid the Ghc3,000 fine and Alhassan Sibdow Hafiz was released from prison.

In a Citi News interview, the lawyer said he was alarmed by the convict’s dilemma, hence his intervention.

Sulley Sambian is the chief Solicitor of a private law firm, Sambian &co based in Kumasi.

He was called to the bar in 2002 and worked with Akufo Addo, Prempeh&co for two years.

He was part of the legal team led by Obiri Boahene that freed the five NPP youth activists from Tamale who were sentenced for life with one of them, Yahuza sentenced to death.

Sulley Sambian has declared his intention to contest the NPP Northern Regional Secretary position.

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By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The accused, Francis Yeboah, pleaded not guilty to the charge of defrauding by false pretense before a Tarkwa Circuit Court.

He would re-appear before the court on Monday June 26 2017.

Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector Faustina Celestina Anaman, told the court that, the complainant lives in Tarkwa and got to know the accused person, through the late Ahohuhene of Dompim around November 2015 whilst seeking for an ancient schnapps bottle to purchase.

Chief Inspector Anaman said the accused person claimed in the presence of the late Ahohuhene that he had one of such bottles and was prepared to sell it to the complainant.

The Prosecution said Yeboah deceitfully showed a bottle wrapped in a calico and said that he needed money to perform some rituals before he could finally release it to the complainant.

He said Yeboah then collected various sum of money totaling Ghȼ33,000.00 but failed to provide the bottle.

Chief Inspector Anaman said the complainant became suspicious of the accused and reported the matter to the police and this led to the arrest Yeboah.

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Source: GNA

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Hasha, was convicted for smashing the head of a colleague with a tea kettle when he demanded his money from her.

The court presided over by Mrs Marian Affoh further ordered the convict to pay GHȼ 2,000.00 as compensation to the complainant, and sign a bond to be of good behaviour for 24 months, or in default serve another six-month jail term.

The court asked the police to allow harmed victims to take shots of the wounds in the initial stage of injuries, so as to assist the court  to ascertain the degree of injuries.

According to the court, without such evidence, it becomes difficult for the court to assess the extent of harm meted out to victims.

Prosecuting Inspector E.O. Adjei, said the complainant, Agya Baah, a trader resides at Russia, near Dansoman.

He said around February last year, the complainant gave out cash in the sum of GHȼ24,000.00 to the convict for safe keeping.

Inspector Adjei said five months later, the complainant went to Hasha and collected GHȼ 18,000.00 out of the amount, leaving a balance of GHȼ6,000.00.

According to prosecution, somewhere in November last year, Agya Baah went to demand the rest of his money, but Hasha pleaded with him to give her some time since she had used the balance to cure her ailing mother.

This prosecution said this did not go down well with Agya Baah, and a quarrel ensued between him and the accused.

On January 3, this year, the husband of the accused called the complainant on phone and asked him to come for his money.

The prosecution said, the following day, the complainant went for his money from the convict’s husband, however while Agya Baah was counting the money, Hasha without any provocation emerged and smashed the complainant’s forehead with a tea kettle.

The complainant sustained injuries on his forehead, and reported the matter to the Police where Hasha was arrested.

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Source: GNA

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