THE REPUBLIC V. WILLIAM ATO ESSIEN

RULING

ERIC KYEI BAFFOUR J.A

By Court: At the last adjourned date, which is the 27th of July 2023, the Court could not sit. Subsequently, there was two months' vacation. May I enquire from learned Counsel for the Convict, whether the Convict has taken advantage of the long period of time fortuitously afforded him to pay the monies.

Counsel for Convict/Respondent: My Lord, we have not been able to pay the agreed sums to the State. At the last two sittings, a letter has been written from the offices of Robert Kpatsa informing the Court that they had gotten a judgment against Essien Swiss International for which reason they had an interest in the properties which Essien Swiss had assigned to Panaerico Company Limited. We took steps and realized that it was true that they had taken judgment against Essien Swiss. This piece of information cause Panaerico to cease payments as agreed under the sale of asset agreement between Essien Swiss and Panaerico Company Limited. My instructions are that,…