THE REPUBLIC vs. SEDINA CHRISTINE TAMAKLOE ATTIONU AND DANIEL AXIM [2024]DLHC17436

Date	2024-04-16
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CR 241/2019
Citation No.	[2024]DLHC17436

JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE –BOTWE(MRS)

MRS. STELLA OHENE-APPIAH (PSA) AND MS. WINIFRED SARPONG (PSA) LED BY HON. DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL ALFRED TUAH YEBOAH FOR THE REPUBLIC PRESENT

MR. AUGUSTINES OBOUR FOR A2 PRESENT WITH DR. MAURICE ADJEI AND MR. ALEXANDER NARTEY

[2024]DLHC17436
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE
REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SEDINA
CHRISTINE TAMAKLOE ATTIONU AND DANIEL AXIM<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, JUSTICE,
FINANCIAL &amp; ECONOMIC DIVISION, 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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

SUIT NO. CR 241/2019&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:16TH&nbsp;APRIL, 2024<o:p></o:p>

</div>PARTIES:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>A2
- PRESENT<o:p></o:p>Al
– ABSENT<o:p></o:p>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>MRS.
STELLA OHENE-APPIAH (PSA) AND MS. WINIFRED SARPONG (PSA) LED BY HON. DEPUTY
ATTORNEY-GENERAL ALFRED TUAH YEBOAH FOR THE REPUBLIC 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: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

MR. AUGUSTINES OBOUR FOR A2 PRESENT WITH DR.
MAURICE ADJEI AND MR.&nbsp; ALEXANDER NARTEY<o:p></o:p>

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JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE –BOTWE(MRS)<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;This
case commenced on the 30th of January, 2019, when the Republic instituted the
instant criminal proceedings by the filing of a charge sheet containing 78
counts (but misnumbered as 80 counts) as against the accused persons in various
respects.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
charges and their particulars are relevant for our purposes and reproduced
verbatim hereunder;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;COUNT ONE<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Stealing
contrary to section 124(1) of the Criminal Offence Act, 1960 (Act 29)&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;<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS OF
OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Sedina
Christine Tamakloe Attionu, on or about 28th August 2014 in Accra in the
Greater Accra Region dishonestly appropriated the sum of GH¢500,000.00 the
property of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;COUNT TWO<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Stealing
contrary to section 124(1) of the Criminal Offence Act, 1960 (Act 29)<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS OF
OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Sedina-Christine
Tamakloe Attionu on or about ;13th April, 2016 in the Greater Accra
Region dishonestly appropriated the sum GH¢84,000 the property of Microfinance
and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNT THREE <o:p></o:p>STATEMENT OF
OFFENCE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>Stealing
contrary to section 124(1) of the Criminal Offence Act, 1960 (Act 29)<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE<o:p></o:p>Sedina
Christine Tamakloe Attionu, on or about 21st April, 2016 in Accra in the
Greater Accra Region dishonestly appropriated the sum of GH¢73,500&nbsp; the&nbsp;
property&nbsp; of&nbsp; Microfinance&nbsp;
and&nbsp; Small&nbsp; Loans Centre (MASLOC).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype
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