Faisal Helwani dragged to court

Accra May 19, GNA - Faisal Helwani, music producer on Monday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court charged with conspiracy, stealing and causing unlawful damage to a crane valued at 350 million cedis belonging to Bestil Ghana Limited.

Helwani pleaded not guilty.

Helawani, who entered the dock with his accomplice, Mohammed Musah were admitted to 300 million cedis bail with two sureties each to reappear on Tuesday, May 20.

The facts presented by Chief Inspector Benedicta Akolgo were that the complainants were two sons of Mr Kenneth A Kwapong, a blind farmer residing at Kade and former contractor in-charge of the dredging of the Korle Lagoon.

Prosecution said four years ago, Mr Kwapong, director of Bestil Ghana Limited was awarded a contract to dredge the Korle Lagoon. Mr. Kwapong brought his equipment including two cranes and parked them in fr! ont of Fafia Auto Products Limited belonging to Helwani in Accra, the prosecution said.

Five months ago, the contract was abrogated so the contractor left the crane in front of accused's shop under the care of one Mamound Zakari. A few months later Mr Kwapong received a message from Zakari that, Helwani had asked the contractor to come for the crane.

According to the prosecution, Mr Kwapong, sent one of his sons to go for the crane from the site but he found out that a radiator and alternator (parts of the crane) had been stolen. The complaints left to look for those parts of the crane so that it could be lifted.

In the process Zakari also informed the complainant that Helwani had dismantled the crane and it had been sold to Mohammed Musah at seven million cedis.