The Criminal High Court three presided over by Justice Charles Edward will today, Monday March 26, begin hearing the case against former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD Dr. Stephen Opuni and businessman Seidu Agongo.
The two are facing 27 charges. Key among them is causing financial loss to the state.
The Charges are expected to be read to them in court today and their pleas taken.
The case was originally scheduled for March 23.
Meanwhile, the opposition NDC has described the trial as political witch-hunting.
Speaking to Starr News on the charges, Minority member of Parliament for Tamale Central Inusah Fuseini said the suit shows an attempt by government to impugn criminal motive to his service at COCOBOD.
“In all the accounts, you can see clearly that it appears to the Minority that this is a desperate attempt by the NPP government to hold Opuni accountable for his administration in ways that impugn criminal motive over everything that he was doing at COCOBOD.
“Even before the charges came, there have been a consistent attempt to paint Opuni as a dangerous criminal who superintended over the affairs of the COCOBOD, to be able to give meaning to the various accusations made against him, they have come out with these charges,” he said.
Source: Ghana/Starrfmonline.com/103.5FM
