The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has officially filed six criminal charges against the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Professor Ameyaw-Ekumfi, and former GIIF CEO, Solomon Asamoah.

The charges relate to a failed Skytrain project involving an amount of $2 million.

Per official documents sighted by GhanaWeb, Solomon Asamoah is the first accused, and Prof Ameyaw-Ekumfi is the second accused person.

The following are the charges that they have been slapped with:

1. Count One: Conspiracy to commit a crime, to wit, willfully causing financial loss to the state, with both Prof Ameyaw-Ekumfi and Solomon Asamoah charged.

2. Count Two: Willfully causing financial loss to the state filed against Solomon Asamoah

3. Count Three: Willfully causing financial loss to the Republic filed against Prof Ameyaw-Ekumfi

4. Count Four: Conspiracy to commit a crime, to wi,t intentional dissipation of public funds, with both Prof Ameyaw-Ekumfi and Solomon Asamoah charged.

5. Count Five: Intentional dissipation of public funds filed against Solomon Asamoah

6. Count Six: Intentional dissipation of public funds filed against Prof Ameyaw-Ekumfi

The charges have been filed at the High Court (Criminal Division) in Accra following investigations by the AG’s office into the sky train

The charges were filed after the Attorney General, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, indicated that both Asamoah and Prof Ameyaw-Ekumfi would face charges.

Some board members have offered to testify as prosecution witnesses.

He stated that it has been established that the $2 million payment made by the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund was unauthorised, with only former CEO Solomon Asamoah and former Board Chairman, Professor Ameyaw-Ekumfi, aware of and involved in the transaction.

"In respect of the Skytrain matter, we have completed investigations and will be filing charges hopefully next week. We have established that the two million United States dollars (US$2,000,000.00) paid by the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund was paid without board approval.

"The only persons who knew and acted on the payment were the former CEO, Solomon Asamoah, and the former Board Chairman, Professor Ameyaw-Ekumfi. Both will be charged next week. Some of the board members have offered to testify as witnesses for the prosecution, and I am considering their offers," the AG said while briefing the media at a recent press briefing.



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