According to him, Ghana is yet to introduce into its criminal jurisprudence the Corporate Criminal Liability, which would have permitted the state to prefer charges against a corporate entity for an offence and not its directors. To the extent that the Corporate Criminal Liability has not been introduced in Ghana, any attempt to charge an entity and not its directors will be technically flawed, he said. Dr Stephen Opuni has been charged along with the CEO of Zeera Group of Companies, Seidu Agongo, and AgriCult Ghana Limited, with 27 charges including causing financial loss to the state. “Throughout my criminal law practice, studies and procedures, there is a principle under Corporate Criminal Liability which we are yet to introduce into our jurisprudence in Ghana. ”And, so, it is shocking that the Republic will now say that they are bringing a case against AgriCult Company and not the people controlling it.

Source: GhanaWeb March 15, 2018 10:30 UTC