Cecilia Dapaah's stolen cash: AG given last window to file disclosures and witness statements

The Attorney-Generals's office has been given its last window to file witness statements in the case where seven persons are being prosecuted for stealing large sums of money and valuables from the home of former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah.

At a hearing on Tuesday, Assistant State Attorney (ASA), Akosua Agyepomaa Agyemang prayed the Court to allow a short adjournment so they could file their disclosures and Witness Statements.

Defence counsels however opposed that request, noting that the Prosecution had not shown any reasonable cause for the court to oblige them a further opportunity to file disclosures. 

But the presiding judge, Justice Marie-Louise Simmons after listening to the submissions from both parties granted the Prosecution until January 10, 2024, to file all disclosures, while the case was adjourned to January 16.  

“I have listened to submissions by counsel for A7 (Lawyer Yaw Dankwah) and A5A6 (Lawyer Abdul Adams Basit) as well as from the prosecution, I will oblige the prosecution last adjournment to file disclosures and witness statements, if not all, so that the case will go on bearing in mind that, the accused persons though on bail are still in lawful custody,” Justice Simmons said.

Patience Botwe, 18, and and six others have been slapped with various counts of stealing and dishonestly receiving, over the theft of money and valuable items from the residence of the former minister - the items in question are now the subject of an investigation by the Special Prosecutor.