Nana Appiah Mensah’s (NAM 1) case adjourned again

The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Ms Ellen Asamoah has adjourned the case in which Chief Executive officer (CEO) of defunct Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah has been adjourned to September 7, 2020.

The State had previously on June 24, 2020, filed new charges against the CEO of Menzgold, also known as NAM 1 at the Accra Circuit Court.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvester Asare then told the Court that his directives were that he should hold on to the new charges and the plea taking of the accused.

However, in court on Monday, July 20, ASP Asare told the court that, they are seriously working to advice the court on the matter.

To this end, he prayed the court for a long adjournment after which they would have been able to advice the court on their intention of prosecution on the matter.

He said when the advice is ready they will issue a hearing notice to the accused persons to appear before the court to do the needful.

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The court after listening to the parties adjourned the case to September 7.

It would also interest you to know that the Circuit Court on July 26, 2019, granted NAM 1 bail in the sum of GH¢ 1 billion cedis with five sureties, three to be justified.

He had pleaded not guilty to all initial 13 charges levelled against him by the State. The state had since amended its charged sheet which is yet to be moved.

He is also to report to the police every Wednesday at 10:00 hours.

He was initially charged with abetment of crime, defrauding by false pretences, carrying on a deposit-taking business without a licence, sale of minerals without a licence, unlawful deposit-taking, and money laundering.

It is alleged that the accused had taken various sums of money, totalling GH¢1.6 billion from customers.

Honestly, this case has lingered on for far too long it’s as though the government and the institutions who are handling the issue do not understand the gravity of the case at hand, people’s hard-earned money, and other resources have been locked up and isn’t it about time the government hasten to put this matter to rest by making sure if the acclaimed businesses man is guilty as charged should be brought to book and made to pay up the customers who have waited for months without any justice being served them.