FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE vs. MARK BRANT [2014]DLHC12095

Date	2014-05-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FTRM/168/14
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC12095

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM

ALEXANDER AFENYOR-MARKINS FOR APPLICANT

MR. DZOKOTO WITH HENRY GYABENG FOR 2ND RESPONDENT

[2014]DLHC12095
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MARK BRANT<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT NO. FTRM/168/14&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: 28TH&nbsp;MAY 2014<o:p></o:p>

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</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>This is an
interesting case before the Court.&nbsp;
Processes were served on the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F I C for a defreeze of the account which
they caused this Court to confirm frozen.&nbsp;
The F I C failed to appear to argue.&nbsp;
They rather on the 8th day of May 2013 wrote to Zenith Bank
per Exhibit “ZBG 10”, a letter signed by Philip Q. Danso for a transfer of the
balance into an account with Bank of Ghana.&nbsp;
He stated:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“In accordance with the Court Order,
kindly transfer the balance of account number 6041204811 to National Security
Special Service”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This Court never
made such an Order for transfer.&nbsp; It was
therefore made in bad faith by F I C.&nbsp;
The remitter also per Exhibit “ZBG 6” did not say the remitter was
defrauded.&nbsp; There was no such complaint
by the remitter to recall or say she was defrauded.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;I hereby make this
Order which supersedes that of the letter of F I C for the immediate defreeze
and return of the funds from Bank of Ghana into the account of the Applicant
who should be given unhindered access to the funds.&nbsp; The behaviour of F I C is very much
deprecated.&nbsp;&nbsp; They acted without any
Court Order.&nbsp; The said Order they
referred to never existed.&nbsp; Zenith Bank
as an accountable institution did what they are expected to do so I do not
fault them.&nbsp; However, whenever any
instructions come from F I C or EOCO, the Legal Department should not hesitate
to cross check from the Court.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Application for
defreeze granted.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;

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