The Office of the Attorney-General has recommended that National Democratic Congress (NDC) Greater Accra Regional Chairman Emmanuel Nii Ashie-Moore be charged with stealing over allegations that he removed a Singaporean businessman’s luggage and personal belongings while the businessman was in police custody.
A document cited by MyJoyOnline indicates that the Attorney-General’s Office considers the evidence gathered by investigators sufficient to support a charge 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 in the case.
According to the document, the evidence suggests that Mr Ashie-Moore removed the complainant’s belongings from the hotel while the businessman was in police custody.
The Attorney-General’s Office said its assessment followed a review of statements from the complainant, Mr Ashie-Moore and investigating officers, alongside the CCTV footage and its accompanying cybercrime analysis report.
The document further states that the 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 allegedly came to possess the complainant’s medication and how the businessman’s passport was deposited at the High Court.
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 without lawful justification.
It therefore advises investigators to charge him with stealing, obtain a statement from him and forward it to the Attorney-General’s Office for prosecution. The document also states that the Special Investigation Unit’s duplicate case docket, with reference number R.O. 204/2025, has been retained for prosecution.
The recommendation does not amount to a conviction, and the allegations remain subject to the legal process.
Background to the US$800,000 ECG contract allegations
The case is linked to allegations by Singaporean businessman Toh You Kang, who accused Mr Ashie-Moore of taking US$800,000 in connection with purported contracts with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for the supply of electricity meters.
In a human rights action filed at the High Court in 2025, Mr Kang alleged that he paid the money after Mr Ashie-Moore represented that he could help secure contracts with ECG.
Mr Kang also accused the NDC regional chairman of violating his rights, including through his alleged detention and the seizure of his personal belongings. The claims formed part of a wider legal dispute between the two men.
Mr Ashie-Moore, through his lawyer, Gideon Tettey Tetteh, denied receiving the US$800,000 and rejected the allegations against him.
His legal team instead accused Mr Kang of defrauding Mr Ashie-Moore and his business partners.
The allegations remain subject to the relevant legal processes, and the Attorney-General’s recommendation to prosecute Mr Ashie-Moore dFreedomoes not establish his guilt.
Story by Etsey Lavoe
