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JUDGMENT
JUDGMENT
The 1st accused person herein was arraigned before this court on 30th March, 2023
charged together with the 2nd accused person who never appeared before this
Court. The charges were conspiracy to commit crime to wit Defrauding by False
Pretences and three (3) counts of Defrauding by False Pretences contrary to
sections 23 and 131 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29)
respectively.
The trial therefore was in respect of the 1st accused person. She pleaded guilty
with explanation to the charges after they had been read and explained to her in
Twi, being her language choice.
The explanation of the 1st accused person on count one was:
‚I did not intend to agree with Kwame Frank to defraud the complainants. He did
not act in good faith so I plead with the court to grant me bail so that I can go and
look for the complainant’s money for them.‛
She further gave an explanation on count two as follows:
‚It was not my intention to take the said amount from Eric Asford Prah but I was
convinced by Kwame Frank and upon Kwame Frank’s earlier ability to secure
visa for people made me believe what he said but I never knew he could do that.‛
On count three, the 1st accused person gave the following as her explanation to
her guilty plea:
‚With Benedicta Dzakpasu I have secured visa for her clients before but I did not
know Kwame Frank can do this to me. So I plead for bail to be able to get all these
money for them.‛
The 1st accused person’s explanation to her plea of guilty on count four:
‚It is true that they gave the money to me but I never had the intention to defraud
her. It is Kwame frank who did not act faithfully with me so I plead with the court
to give me time to pay the money.‛
Upon listening to the explanation of the 1st accused person on all the four counts,
the court entered a plea of not guilty for her on all the charges and conducted a
trial.
The facts of the case as presented by the prosecution are that the complainants,
Eric Asford Prah, Benedicta Dzakpasu and Felicia Adom are business people in
Accra. A1 Maria Oduro is a female pastor and self-styled travel and tour agent in
Accra. Sometime in October 2022, one Harrison introduced Benedicta Dzakpasu
to A1 as travel and tour agent who secures travel visa of all countries to persons
seeking to travel abroad. Benedicta Dzakpasu then informed her colleagues Eric
Asford Prah and Felicia Adom. Benedicta Dzakpasu contacted A1 on her phone
and A1 directe