Woyome ‘no case’ judgment adjourned to April 30

The Accra Financial Court, presided over by Justice John Najet-Assam, on Thursday adjourned to April 30, hearing on business man Alfred Woyome’s no case application in connection with whether the charges against Mr. Woyome regarding the receipt of Gh¢51.28 million judgment debt will be dropped or he will be compelled to open his defense.

Mr. Woyome is facing charges of defrauding by false pretenses and causing financial loss to the state. He is being represented by a team of four lawyers who have expressed optimism of the court ruling in their client’s favour.

One of his Counsel Musah Ahmed told journalists after Thursday’s adjournment that if the Court rules against their client over the no case application, that must not be misinterpreted as a guilty verdict against Mr. Woyome.

Mr. Woyome filed a case of no case a couple of months ago with reason that the prosecution has failed to prove his guilt in court after two years of legal battle.

The state has presented nine witnesses, including Yaw Osafo-Maafo, the former Minister of Education and Sports in the Kufuor administration.

The Attorney General (A-G) Mrs. Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, till a couple of months ago, regularly attended the trial accompanied by Mrs. Ama Gasie, the Solicitor-General and the acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Ms. Cynthia Lamptey.

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a preliminary objection by Osafo Boabeng, in a review praying the court to order a refund of the Gh¢51.28 million owed the State by Woyome.

Martin Amidu, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, filed the application for the court to take a second look at some aspects of an earlier judgment in which it declined to call for a refund of the said amount, which Amidu strongly believed should be returned to the state.