REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRIME DIVISION (COURT 2), ACCRA EX-PARTE: MALIK IBRAHIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC AND ORGANISED CRIME OFFICE [2023]DLSC16996

REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRIME DIVISION (COURT 2), ACCRA... [2023]DLSC16996

Date	2023-07-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J5/66/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLSC16996

PWAMANG JSC (PRESIDING)

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS) JSC

AMADU JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

KOOMSON JSC

ALI GOMDAH ABDUL-SAMAD ESQ.

BERNARD AGORTEY

SADAT H. ALHASSAN

ABU ISSAH ESQ.

BRIDGETTE N. BARNOR

EMMANUEL DZAPATA

[2023]DLSC16996
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">HIGH COURT, FINANCIAL AND
ECONOMIC CRIME DIVISION (COURT 2), ACCRA<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">EX-PARTE:&nbsp; MALIK IBRAHIM<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J5/66/2023&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:
27TH JULY, 2023<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>ALI GOMDAH ABDUL-SAMAD ESQ.&nbsp; FOR THE APPLICANT WITH HIM BERNARD AGORTEY
AND SADAT H. ALHASSAN.<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;">

ABU ISSAH ESQ. FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY WITH HIM
BRIDGETTE N.&nbsp; BARNOR AND EMMANUEL
DZAPATA.<o:p></o:p>

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(PRESIDING)<o:p></o:p>LOVELACE-JOHNSON
(MS) JSC<o:p></o:p>AMADU JSC<o:p></o:p>PROF.
MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC<o:p></o:p>KOOMSON JSC<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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</div>AMADU JSC:-<o:p></o:p>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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The key question that arises for our determination in this application
is, whether the High Court, Financial and Economic Division 2, Accra acted in conformity with the statute that set the limits of
authority of the Economic and Organised
Crime Office (EOCO), the Interested Party herein, when
it confirmed a freezing order over the assets of the Applicant herein. The
1992 Constitution under article 18 guarantees the right to property of every
person in Ghana and prohibits interference with that right except in accordance
with law. Thus, whereas the Constitution guarantees that individuals are free
to enjoy the benefit or use of their properties without unnecessary hindrance,
it is equally permits that properties unlawfully acquired may be taken away
from their owners. The state has established a number of agencies with the
mandate to trace and recover illegally acquired properties and the Interested
Party herein is one of those agencies. However, in order that there is order in
the fight against crime, the state has carefully delineated the areas of
operation of the different institutions and, where there is</main>