SECAPS owner convicted

An Accra Circuit Tribunal last Thursday found Secaps Hotel's Boss, Mr Smart Binitie, guilty of fraudulently issuing a dud cheque for $15,000 to his ex-business partner, Mr Robby Humbert Wijsman, a Surinamese based in Ghana.

Accordingly, Mr Binitie also Proprietor of Smart Travel Club International (STCI) was sentenced to a day's imprisonment and fined ?1 million or in default, go to jail for six months in hard labour.

In addition he was to pay Mr Wijsman a compensation of ?2 million or in default, spend three months in prison.

The sum total of ?3 million was to be paid by the close of last Thursday.

Again, after completing his term in prison, Mr Binitie is to refund the $15,000 to Mr Wijsman.

Immediately after the sentence, Mr Binitie who had earlier appeared unruffled and well-composed in the dock blurted out repeatedly, "I will appeal, I will appeal …" and thus prompting his counsel, Mr F.K. Gamegah, to calm him down.