General News of Tuesday, 21 January 2020Source: starrfm.com.ghKroll case: Domelevo cited for contemptAuditor-General, Daniel Yao DomelevoThe Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo has been cited for contempt of Court in an application filed by lawyer for the Senior Minister, Lawyer Yaw Oppong, for his refusal to file in court documents based on which he surcharged Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo and four other public officers. The Senior Minister and four other public officers filed an appeal at the High Court in which they asked the court to set aside the AG’s decision on disallowance and surcharge against Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo and the four. Upon service of the appeal, the Auditor General Yaw Demelovo was required to file his documents within 14 days. In compliance with the law, the Senior Minister and the four others have filed an application for contempt to commit the AG Daniel Domelevo to prison or for the imposition of any other punishment. The applicants are also asking the court to make consequential orders including the setting aside of the impugned decision of the Respondent.

Source: GhanaWeb January 21, 2020 06:56 UTC