THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR VS. CHARLES OWUSU AND NANA BOAKYE ACHEAMPONG [2022]DLHC11534

Date	2022-07-12
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FT/0040/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11534

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)

MR. EMMANUEL BASINTALE PRESENT HOLDING THE BRIEF OF

MR. KISSI AGYEBENG FOR THE APPLICANT

[2022]DLHC11534
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IN THE MATTER OF SECTIONS 38, 39 &amp; 40 OF THE OFFICE OF THE
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ACT, 2017 (ACT 959)<o:p></o:p>IN THE MATTER OF REGULATION 19 OF THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL
PROSECUTOR (OPERATIONS) REGULATIONS, 2018 (L.I. 2374)<o:p></o:p>IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KWADWO OWUSU AFRIYIE ALIAS SIR
JOHN (DECEASED)<o:p></o:p>IN THE MATTR OF AN APPLICATION FOR CONFIRMATION OF ORDER OF
FREEZING OF SUSPECTED TAINTED PROPERTY<o:p></o:p>BETWEEN<o:p></o:p>THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR<o:p></o:p>OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR<o:p></o:p>6 HAILE SELASSIE AVENUE<o:p></o:p>SOUTH RIDGE, ACCRA<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CHARLES OWUSU AND NANA BOAKYE ACHEAMPONG<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>(IN THE CAPACITIES AS THE EXECUTORS OF THE LAST WILL AND
TESTAMENT OF <a name="_Hlk106958816">KWADWO OWUSU AFRIYIE ALIAS SIR JOHN)</a><o:p></o:p>PARTIES:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1ST
RESPONDENT PRESENT<o:p></o:p>OTHER PARTIES ABSENT<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. FT/0040/2022&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: 12TH JULY, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. EMMANUEL
BASINTALE PRESENT HOLDING&nbsp;&nbsp; THE BRIEF OF<o:p></o:p>MR. KISSI AGYEBENG
FOR THE APPLICANT<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;">

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NANA OBIRI BOAHEN FOR THE RESPONDENT PRESENT WITH MR. SETH AGYAPONG OWARE <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)<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;This is an application for the
confirmation of the order freezing suspected tainted property in respect of the
estate of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie alias Sir John, former Chief Executive
of the Forestry Commission brought against the Respondents who are his
Executors.<o:p></o:p>The facts&nbsp; of the case before the Court as can be
gleaned from the motion paper, supporting affidavit and the affidavit in
opposition are that the in May, 2022 certain matters pertaining to the Estate
of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie alias Sir John (hereafter also referred to as
“the deceased” and “Sir John”) &nbsp;came into
the public domain by means of media reports to the effect that properties and
assets listed in the Last Will and Testament of the late&nbsp; Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie alias Sir John and the
circumstances of the acquisition of some major real property and the period of
the acquisition caused the Applicant to commence preliminary investigations. In
the course of the investigations, the Applicant has written directives to all
heads of known domestic financial institutions with which the deceased kept
accounts and investments and the Respondents, essentially freezing the estate
of the deceased. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>The Applicant has attached the Last
Will and Testament of the deceased to his affidavit in support as Exhibit OSP 1 (also herein referred to as
“the Will”). <o:p></o:p>The probable cause or preliminary</main>