Accra,– An Accra High Court has adjourned the trial involving Dr Stephen Opuni, the former Chief Executive of COCOBOD and two others, due to computer system failure.
Justice Clemence Honyenuga, a Supreme Court Judge, sitting as an additional High Court Judge, told the court that the system documenting the proceedings had crashed.
The court adjourned to Monday, January 17, 2022. The court was expected to continue with the hearing of the evidence-in-chief of Mr Charles Dodoo, the first Defence Witness.
The Judge told the parties that, he was informed, when he arrived in his Chambers about the crash of the hard disk in the systems unit of the computer, making it impossible to continue with proceedings.
He expressed the hope that the technical team of the Judicial Service would be able to resolve the issue for proceedings to resume.
Dr Opuni and Mr Seidu Agongo, Chief Executive Officer of Agricult Ghana Limited, are facing 27 charges, including defrauding by false pretences, willfully causing financial loss to the State, money laundering, corruption by a public officer and contravention of the Public Procurement Act.
They have both pleaded not guilty to the charges and are on a GH¢300,000.00 self-recognizance bail each.
Source: Ghana News Agency
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