Judges are corrupt - Baby Ocansey

Amina Abubakar Siddique, also called Hajia Baby Ocansey, the woman jailed 15 years for fraudulently causing financial loss to the state, has blasted judges in the country claiming that they are corrupt and are influenced before giving their verdicts.

Before being whisked to prison to begin the 15 year sentence slapped on her on Monday, Baby Ocansey stated that she has been wrongly convicted by the trial judge in her case, Mr Justice Isaac Douse. She also alledged that judges are playing politics

Three accomplices in the $1.5m Bank of Ghana fraud case, Mr Larbie, Gavor and Alhaji Gimala have already been acquitted and discharged. According to her, all the judges appointed by the previous government are corrupt and bogus since they are part of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

She hinted that she forgives the trial judge, although he has pronounced a 15-year sentence on her. According to her, she is innocent of all the charges leveled against her, since the draft presented to her by the US based Chase Manhattan Bank was genuine. She also denied the statement made by the prosecution that she manipulated the work of the bank officers in clearing the draft, claiming that they only did their work in good faith.

Meanwhile, counsel for the accused, G.D.A. Laryea, has expressed his desire to appeal against the sentence imposed on his client. He mentioned that he would appeal the sentence within the 30 days given to them by the court, and that he is awaiting the court to give its reasons for the judgement before filing his appeal.