The Attorney General has pressed additional charges against Nana Appiah Mensah
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice have recently filed additional charges against Nana Appiah Mensah, widely recognized as NAM 1, who formerly held the position of CEO at the now-defunct Menzgold company. Consequently, all previous charges previously leveled against him have been withdrawn.
In elucidating this legal development, Yvonne Atakora, the Director of Prosecution, explained that the initiation of new charges was necessitated by alterations to specific numerical aspects within the case. She emphasized that this decision was undertaken with the primary goal of ensuring justice is upheld in the legal proceedings.
To accommodate the evolving nature of the case, the scheduled proceedings have been adjourned and are now set to resume on December 4, 2023. This extension grants NAM1’s legal team an ample period to thoroughly examine and scrutinize the recently introduced charges, ensuring they are adequately prepared for the upcoming legal proceedings.
NAM1’s legal team sought and obtained a postponement, a decision concurred with by the state attorney. In response to security apprehensions following an assault on NAM1’s Public Relations Officer post a prior hearing, the presiding judge has mandated heightened security protocols at the court entrance.
Accused of running a Ponzi scheme, Menzgold halted operations in 2018, triggering customers’ efforts to recover their funds. Currently, Nana Appiah Mensah is undergoing trial for purportedly defrauding more than 16,000 individuals of GH¢1.68 billion.
Contrary to NAM1’s assertion that he deposited GH¢5 million with the Ghana Police Service, the government contested this statement, disclosing that only GH¢2.5 million was actually received. Subsequently, the Ghana Police Service has placed this sum into the Bank of Ghana.
In contradiction to NAM1’s statement that he placed GH¢5 million with the Ghana Police Service, the government has denied this, stating that only GH¢2.5 million was delivered. As a result, the Ghana Police Service has now placed this specific amount into the Bank of Ghana.
NAM1’s claim of depositing GH¢5 million with the Ghana Police Service has been contradicted by the government, which clarified that only GH¢2.5 million was received. Consequently, this amount has been deposited by the Ghana Police Service into the Bank of Ghana.