THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR vs. DANIEL DUKU AND IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER DEFREEZING PROPERTIES OF APPLICANT HEREIN KWASI GYIMAH GENFI [2020]DLHC10390

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR vs. DANIEL DUKU AND IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR... [2020]DLHC10390

Date	2020-02-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO. MSFT/29/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10390

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ELLEN VIVIAN AMOAH

EMMANUEL AMOFA WITH GLORIA OSEI-NYAME FOR THE APPLICANT PRESENT

[2020]DLHC10390
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IN THE MATTER
OF THE ECONOMIC AND ORGANISED CRIME OFFICE, ACT, 2010 (ACT 804)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;AND<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;IN THE MATTER
OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER FOR CONFIRMATION OF FREEZING OF TAINTED
PROPERTY/PROCEEDS OF CRIME PURSUANT TO SECTIONS SS, 34 AND 35 OF THE ECONOMIC
AND ORGANISED CRIME OFFICE, ACT, 2010 (ACT 804), REGULATION 13 OF L.I. 2183 AND
ORDER 19 OF C.I. 47<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DANIEL DUKU<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>IN THE MATTER
OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER DEFREEZING PROPERTIES OF APPLICANT HEREIN<o:p></o:p>KWASI GYIMAH
GENFI<o:p></o:p>(PARTY AFFECTED/APPLICAN)<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. MSFT/29/2019 &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:
10TH FEBRUARY, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<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;">

EMMANUEL
AMOFA WITH GLORIA OSEI-NYAME FOR THE APPLICANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ELLEN VIVIAN AMOAH<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>&nbsp;A summary of
the facts giving rise to this application is that the Respondent by letter
dated April 12, 2019 issued an
administrative order freezing the assets of Daniel Duku who is standing trial
before the Criminal Division of the High Court for various offences.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Subsequently
on the 18/4/2019 Respondent brought
a Motion Ex parte for an order for confirmation of the freezing of the accounts
pursuant to section&nbsp; 33,34 and 35 of the EOCO Act ,Act 804 and for
further Orders under Order 19 of CI 47. All this under the suit number of
MSFT/29/2019.<o:p></o:p>The subject of
the application in MSFT/29/2019 &nbsp;&nbsp;were&nbsp; three (3) accounts&nbsp; held in the name of the Respondent(Daniel
Duku) with CAL Bank. The motion was to be moved on the 30th April
2019.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On the 2nd May 2019 the High court
confirmed the freezing order in respect of the 3 accounts of the Respondent
(Daniel Duku) as held by the CAL Bank.This was in suit number MSFT/29/2019.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Then on the 14 /10/2019 in the same suit numbered MSFT/29/2019 the affected party
applicant (Kwasi Gyimah Genfi) caused his counsel to file a Motion on Notice
for an Order Defreezing House Number 11, Nhyiaso Kumasi with a return date of 22/10/2019.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On the 21st
October 2019 counsel for the interested party applied for the matter to be
adjourned to 23/11/2019<o:p></o:p>