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Bribery case against Juaben MCE nominee has been adjourned

Bribery case against Juaben MCE nominee has been adjourned

Simon Kwasi Adjei, Assembly member for Esaase electoral area in the Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti region, has denied receiving a bribe from Juaben’s rejected Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) nominee.

Alexander Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka, the chairman of the Juaben NPP constituency, is facing 26 corruption charges for allegedly paying bribes to assembly members in the area in order to gain approval as Municipal Chief Executive for Juaben.

The Special Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation into bribery allegations leveled against Alexander Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka after he was seen in a viral video demanding a refund of monies allegedly paid to assembly members, ostensibly to expedite his approval after being rejected for the second time.

The first witness to mount the box in the Kumasi High Court trial.

On Thursday, the first witness to testify in the trial at the Kumasi High Court, Simon Kwasi Adjei, assembly member for Esaase, told the court that he received no monetary benefit from the accused person to influence his vote.

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During the court proceedings, the prosecutor from the Special Prosecutor’s Office, Amadu Emmanuel Basintale, asked the court to help him set aside a week to hold the trial day by day in order to reduce the risk of traveling long distances and the cost of travel.

Justice Priscilla Odikro Ofori, who presided over the case, agreed to hear the prosecutor’s appeal on October 27, 2022.


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