General News of Friday, 29 March 2019Source: Graphic.com.gh$4m NCA case: Suspects shared $500,000 - Prosecution witnessFormer Board Chairman of NCA, Eugene Baffoe-BonnieA prosecution witness has testified that an amount of $500,000 was shared among three of the five accused persons standing trial over the $4 million National Communication Authority (NCA) alleged scandal involving the purchase of a cyber communication equipment for the state. According to the witness, as part of investigations, he got access to the bank accounts of the accused persons with the help of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC). Mr Sory held that Baffoe-Bonnie gave those statements without the presence of a lawyer, while the police failed to advise him on his right to a lawyer of his choice. It is the contention of the prosecution that the NCA made available $4 million for the equipment but the accused persons embezzled it. The accused persons have been charged with diverse counts of wilfully causing financial loss of $4 million to the state, stealing, conspiracy, money laundering, among other charges.

Source: GhanaWeb March 29, 2019 08:26 UTC