AG recommends prosecution of NDC’s Ashie Moore for alleged theft of a Singaporean businessman’s property

The Office of the Attorney-General has recommended that the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Nii Ashie-Moore, be charged with stealing, following allegations that he removed a Singaporean businessman’s luggage and personal belongings while the businessman was in police custody. A document cited by Myjoyonline in connection with the case indicates that the Attorney-General’s Office considers the evidence gathered sufficient to support a charge against Mr Ashie-Moore under Section 124 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). The document refers to an investigation docket containing witness statements, CCTV footage from Fiesta Residences and a cybercrime analysis report.

It identifies Mr Ashie-Moore as the first suspect and says the evidence suggests that he removed the complainant’s belongings from the hotel while the businessman was in police custody. “Upon careful review of the entire docket, including the statements of the complainant, the 1st suspect, investigating officers, the CCTV footage from Fiesta Residences, and its accompanying cybercrime analysis report, it is my considered view that there is sufficient evidence to support a charge of stealing against the 1st suspect, Emmanuel Nii Ashie-Moore,” the document states. According to the document, the CCTV footage corroborates the alleged removal of the luggage by Mr Ashie-Moore and other unidentified persons. It also raises questions about how Mr Ashie-Moore came to possess the complainant’s medication and how the businessman’s passport was deposited at the High Court Registry. The document says these circumstances suggest that Mr Ashie-Moore had control over the complainant’s property and support an inference that the belongings were dishonestly appropriated…