Crime & Punishment of Wednesday, 1 November 2017Source: citifmonline.comGHc1.3m gold scam: Court orders IGP to stop hounding BasintaleDSP Emmanuel BasintaleAn Accra High Court has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), to with immediate effect cease any disciplinary proceedings against former East Legon District Commander, DSP Emmanuel Basintale and four others, alleged to be involved in a gold scam. The order follows a judgment of the court exonerating the senior Police officer from complicity in the gold scam, involving a licensed US gold buying firm, Green Global Resources. The court also quashed all initial disciplinary actions taken against DSP Basintale. This alleged gold scam saw DSP Basintale, and six others interdicted after they were said to have seized 13 gold bars from Green Global Resources, under the pretext that they bought stolen gold. The group is believed to have been led by DSP Basintale.

Source: GhanaWeb November 01, 2017 17:37 UTC