AARON KWESI KAITOO vs. THE REPUBLIC [2018]DLCA4485

Date	2018-04-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H2/25/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4485

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DENNIS ADJEI J. A.

GERTRUDE TORKORNOO J. A.

COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANT: - ROBERT D. ALLOTEY

COUNSEL FOR THE REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT: - AMELEY AGYEMANG (SSA) CORAM:

[2018]DLCA4485
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AARON KWESI KAITOO<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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SUIT NO.: H2/25/2017&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:
26TH APRIL, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANT: - ROBERT D.
ALLOTEY<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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COUNSEL FOR THE REPUBLIC/RESPONDENT: -
AMELEY AGYEMANG (SSA) <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), DENNIS ADJEI J. A., GERTRUDE
TORKORNOO J. A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none;
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</div>TORKORNOO, J. A:<o:p></o:p>Sections
173 and 174 (1) of the Criminal and other Offences (Procedure)
Act 1960, Act 30,
provide that <o:p></o:p>173. Acquittal of accused when no case
to answer<o:p></o:p>‘where at the close of the evidence in
support of the charge, it appears to the court that a case is not made out
against the accused sufficiently to require the accused to make a defence, the
court shall, as to that particular charge, acquit the accused.’<o:p></o:p>Section
174 the defence<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
At the close of the evidence in support
of the charge, if it appears to the Court that a case is made out against the
accused sufficiently to require the accused to make a defence, the court shall
call on the accused to make the defence and shall remind the accused of the
charge and inform the accused of the right of the accused to give evidence
personally on oath or to make a statement.<o:p></o:p>Section 1 (1) of the Anti-Money
Laundering Act, 2008 Act 749
also provides:<o:p></o:p>A person commits the offence of money
laundering if that person knows or ought to have known that the property is or
forms part of the proceeds of unlawful activity and the person:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
converts, conceals, disguises or
transfers the property;<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
conceals or disguises the unlawful
origin of the property; or<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Acquires,
uses or takes possession of the property’<o:p></o:p>The
Appellant in this suit was the General Manager for Finance and Administration
of the complainant company – Mechanical Lloyd Ltd. He was charged with 58 counts
of stealing contrary to Section 124 (1) of the Criminal Offences A</main>