THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ECONOMIC & ORGANISED CRIME OFFICE ACCRA V. INVESTMENT STRATEGIES ENTERPRISE AND DANIEL ADDO

MENSAH, J.

Before me is a motion for an order to release and defreeze bank accounts of the Respondents/Applicants herein. The application is premised on Article 296(a)&(b) of the 1992 Constitution; S.38(1)(a)(i) of Act 804 and Order 19 r 1(1) of CI 47 as per the motion paper.

The foundation of the application is that the Respondents/Applicants were notified per a letter dated December 4, 2012 sent to them by the Applicant/Respondent indicating that the Respondents/Applicants’ bank accounts with the Fidelity Bank (Gh) Ltd, at the East Legon branch in Accra have been frozen. According to the Respondents/Applicants, they were not informed of the basis for the freezing neither were they invited to volunteer any statement. However, upon receipt of that letter (herein referred to as Exhibit DA1), the 2nd Respondent/Applicant went to the Office of the Applicant/Respondent and provided all the necessary documentation/information to facilitate and assist in any investigation by the Respondent/Ap…