REPUBLIC vs. ASAFU-ADJAYE [1968]DLCA15169

Date	1968-07-01
Suit No.	[1968] GLR 567-594
Citation No.	[1968]DLCA15169

AKUFO-ADDO C.J.

APALOO J. A

LASSEY J.A.

S. M. BOISON CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY (E.V.A. ADJETEY SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY WITH HIM) FOR APPELLANT

E. N. MOORE (K. F. ASAFU-ADJAYE WITH HIM) FOR RESPONDENT

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  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
  margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
  107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;color:#00B0F0">REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
  margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
  text-indent:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
  color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
  margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
  text-indent:4.5pt"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  color:#00B0F0">ASAFU-ADJAYE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
  margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
  text-indent:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
  line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[COURT OF APPEAL]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
  margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
  text-indent:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
  line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[1968] GLR 567-594<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  DATE: 1ST JULY 1968<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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  padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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  line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">S. M. BOISON, CHIEF STATE
  ATTORNEY (E.V.A. ADJETEY, SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY, WITH HIM), FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
  justify;tab-stops:286.5pt;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
  padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
  line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">E. N. MOORE (K.&nbsp; F. ASAFU-ADJAYE WITH HIM) FOR RESPONDENT<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
  107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
  mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">AKUFO-ADDO
  C.J., APALOO </span><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
  107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
  mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:#2000">J. A,</span><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">LASSEY J.A.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 99.75pt;">
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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  107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
  mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  </div>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
  115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">JUDGMENT OF AKUFFO-ADDO C.J</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
  115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Akufo-Addo
  C.J. delivered the judgment of the court.&nbsp; The respondent, Albert
  Asafu-Adjaye, was brought before the High Court, Accra, presided over by
  Edusei J. under the provisions of the Corrupt Practices (Prevention) Act,
  1964 (Act 230), on the following charges:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
  115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">"First
  Count</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
  115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">STATEMENT
  OF OFFENCE</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
  &quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
  115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Conspiracy
  to commit extortion, contrary to sections 23 (1) and 239 (1) of the Criminal
  Code, 1960 (Act 29).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
  mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
  115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">PARTICULARS
  OF OFFENCE</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiq</main>