PRINCE ASANTE vs. ABSA BANK, GHANA AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC AND ORGANISED CRIME

JUDGMENT 1] PARTIES The Applicant, Prince Asante, is a customer of the 1st Respondent bank. The 2nd Respondent is a statutory body responsible for investigation and prevention of economic and organised crime, among others. 2] FACTS OF THE CASE Applicant’s case 3] The Applicant’s case is that he holds an account with the 1st Respondent. According to the applicant, sometime in February 2022, he received an amount of GHC374,023.47 from his brother, Reagan Mensah, for the upkeep of the family and to undertake a project on his brother’s behalf. As soon as the money was sent, the 2nd Respondent caused a freezing directive to be issued on his account thereby preventing him from having access to same. 4] Subsequently, the 2nd Respondent wrote to inform him that they were conducting investigations into a case of defrauding by false pretences, money laundering and tax evasion in which he was involved. By the said letter, which he attached as Exhibit E, he was requested to r...