JUDGMENT
KANYOKE J.A;
The appellant herein, a former minister of Trade and Industry ,together with Victor Selormey(deceased),also a former Deputy minister of Finance, were arraigned before the Fast Track High Court, Accra presided over by His Lordship S.T Farkye, an Appeal Court Judge (now retired) sitting as an additional High court Judge, on seven counts with the following offences;(1)two counts of conspiracy to commit crime, namely willfully causing financial loss to the state contrary to sections 23(1)and 179A(3) (a)of the Criminal offences Act, 1960 (Act 29),(2) two counts of Willfully causing financial loss to the state contrary to section 179A(3) (a) of the criminal offences Act,1960 (Act29),(3) One count of conspiracy to commit crime, namely Defrauding by false pretences contrary to section 23(1) and 131 of the criminal offencs Act,1960 (Act 29) and (4) two counts of defrauding by false pretences contrary to section 131 of the criminal offences Act,1960 (Act29) Each of them plea…