Juliet Hassana Kramer, the CEO of Perfect Business System, has been acquitted and discharged from all charges related to the SSNIT OBS trial. However, four other accused persons, including Ernest Thompson, former Director General of SSNIT, have been ordered to open their defense.

The four accused persons are facing various charges, including conspiracy to commit crime, willfully causing financial loss to the state, and defrauding by false pretences. Ernest Thompson and John Hagan Mensah, a former IT Manager at SSNIT, are specifically facing charges of conspiracy to commit crime and willfully causing financial loss to the state.

Caleb Kwaku Afaglo, former Head of Management Information System (MIS) at SSNIT, is facing charges of defrauding by false pretences, possession of forged documents, and uttering forged documents. Peter Hayibor, Counsel for SSNIT, is facing charges of willfully causing financial loss to the state and conspiracy to commit crime.

The prosecution, led by Mrs. Yvonne Atakorah Obuobisa, Director of Public Prosecution, called 10 witnesses to establish a prima facie case against the accused persons. However, the defense counsel filed a submission of no case, leading to the acquittal of Juliet Hassana Kramer.

The matter has been adjourned to December 19, 2024. The SSNIT OBS project, which is at the center of the trial, was intended to revamp SSNIT operations through Information and Communications Technology. The project was valued at $66 million.