THE REPUBLIC vs MANDY AFARI GYAN [2015]DLHC16340

Date	2015-12-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FTRM 88/14
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC16340

HIS LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAA ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)

MR. CHARLES W. OFORI

ABU ISSA

MS. KORKOR OKUTU

MR. MARKIN

[2015]DLHC16340
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MANDY AFARI
GYAN<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. FTRM 88/14&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
21ST DECEMBER 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>MR.
CHARLES&nbsp; W. OFORI FOR THE REPUBLIC WITH
ABU ISSA PRESENT<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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS
LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAA ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)<o:p></o: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 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.8pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">The accused was arraigned before this Court charged, per the
charge sheet filed on 3rd December, 2013, with the
following offences;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.8pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">●<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Counts One and Two; Defrauding by false pretences contrary to
section 131(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 and section 123 of the
Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (Act 772)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.9pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">●<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Counts Three and Four; Money Laundering contrary to section 1(1)
of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2008 (Act 749)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">FACTS<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom:
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mso-border-shadow:yes">The facts of the case as presented by the prosecution are that the
accused, Mandy Afari Gyan, established banking relations with the Achimota
branch of the Agricultural Development Bank on the 9th of April, 2008
and was assigned account number 117200004662301. The accused after opening the
account received foreign remittances from different remitters including the
victim in this case, Monica Wenzel, which was contrary to the accused’s mandate.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.8pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">The accused on the 3rd of December,
2012, received a foreign inflow of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-three
Euros from the said Monica Wenzel of Germany. The Bank enquired about the
purpose of the remittance and the accused stated that the funds were meant for
a building project but could not provide evidence to substantiate same.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.7pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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mso-border-shadow:yes"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>The accused is also alleged to
have threatened to kill the Bank officials if the infl</main>