Source: newsthemegh.com
The Supreme Court has decided that Nii Amanoo Dodoo, the defunct UniBank Receiver, may testify in the trial of Kwabena Duffour and eight other defendants.
According to the defense attorneys for the accused, Nii Dodoo shouldn’t be permitted to testify. They claimed that several provisions of the 2016 Banks and Specialized Deposit Act had been broken by the Receiver.
His appointment as UniBank’s Receiver followed his time as a partner at KPMG, which audited the bank’s financial records, according to the lawyers’ explanation. The State, however, rejected the protest.
The Director of Public Prosecution, Mrs. Yvonne Attakora Obuobisa, acknowledged that Nii Dodoo had formerly been a partner at KPMG.
She countered, however, that his appointment as Receiver was legitimate. Mrs. Attakora Obuobisa urged the court to overrule the objection because the witness was eligible to testify.
In addition to sitting in the High Court, Mr. Bright Mensah, a Court of Appeal Judge, overruled the objection and supported the arguments made by the Director of Public Prosecution.
According to the judge, Section 59 of the Evidence Act outlines who is ineligible to testify.
It includes anyone who was unable to communicate coherently in a way that could be understood directly or through interpretation by someone who could understand them, or who was unable to comprehend the witness’ obligation to speak the truth.