THE REPUBLIC V. HIGH COURT (CRIMINAL DIVISION 4), ACCRA EX PARTE: KWASI OSEI OFORI AND MISYL ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED

RULING

ASIEDU JSC:

[1]. My lords, on the 15th May 2023, David Aseye Tay was convicted and sentenced by the High Court on various charges, including the offence of Money Laundering contrary to section 1(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2014, Act 874. As part of the consequential orders, the High Court made a restitution order in respect of House No. 64, Patrice Lumumba Road, Airport Residential Area, Accra, in favour of the Interested Party herein, Misyl Energy Company Limited, as evidenced by exhibit K2. Meanwhile, the Applicant herein, Kwasi Osei Ofori, had, on the 30 day of January 2023, procured a sub-lease in respect of this same house from one Sabina Amoh as shown by exhibit K which has been exhibited to the supporting affidavit to the instant application. Indeed, exhibit K1, which is a Search Report also exhibited to the affidavit in support, also shows that the said Sabina Amoh had, on the 12 day of September 2019, taken an assignment of the said property from Babbel Limited.

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