The distress of businessman Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome, who has been ordered to pay back the GH¢51 million he illegally received from the state, are far from over, as the Attorney-General’s (A-G’s) Department has found fresh evidence of fraud against him.
Investigators at the A-G’s Department found that he allegedly fabricated evidence in court and this will create a foundation for fresh legal action against him.
Deputy Attorney-General, Mr. Godfred Yeboah Dame, disclosed on Monday that the department had forwarded a memo to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to investigate and prosecute Woyome for colluding with the erstwhile UT Bank to fabricate evidence about the ownership of his assets which the state attached through a Supreme Court ruling.
“The final Supreme Court ruling was that Woyome had colluded with the UT Bank to practice fraud on the court. I have followed up on that matter and presented a memo to my boss, the Attorney-General, who has subsequently taken a move by writing to the CID to ensure the prosecution of Mr. Woyome for the offence of fabrication of evidence,” he said.
Mr Dame stressed that contrary to some assertions that the government had not done enough to recover the money from Mr Woyome, all was being done to retrieve the money by auctioning the culprit’s assets.
“In the Woyome case, the government has been able to fight all the endeavours used by the protagonist and I am happy to say that on Monday, December 2, there was an advert in the Daily Graphic for the auctioning of Mr Woyome’s assets on December 20, December 28 and December 31, based on the Supreme Court ruling.
“The state is pursuing a search for further assets owned by the man to ensure that every cedi paid to him is recovered,” he stressed.
He noted that because the Woyome case was a major issue on which the government rode to power, no stone would be left unturned to bring it to a closure.
He commended the GII for playing a leading role in the fight against corruption in the country and urged the anti-graft body to gird its loins and do more to help promote accountability.
While lauding anti-corruption crusaders for their roles in protecting the national purse from corrupt officials, he underscored the need for due processes to be followed in tackling corruption cases, especially when the cases were pending in court.
