Selormey's Counsel Pleads For More Time To Produce Key Witness

The Fast Track court trying the case in which former deputy finance minister, Victor Selormey is being tried for causing financial loss to the state has adjourned till the 9th of August to allow defence counsel present a key witness, Dr.Boadu to give evidence before the court.

This follows an application by a new counsel for Mr. Selormey, Mr. J.B Quarshie Idun praying the court to give his client more time to produce Dr.Boadu, the managing director of Leebda Corporation in the United States who is alleged to have conspired with Mr. Selormey to cause the loss of about 1.2 million dollars to the state.

Mr.Idun who was representing the accused for the first time also prayed the court to admit the cd-rom and the appendix to a letter written to the IGP that contained the contract, which was refused by the court at the last adjourned date.

He contended that such evidence constituted his client’s core defence argument and it was wrong for the court to refuse to admit them in evidence. The judge responded by promising to consider Mr. Quarshie Idun’s plea at the next sitting.