The Accra Excessive Court docket making an attempt Michael Nyinaku, former Chief Government Officer (CEO) of the liquidated Beige financial institution, has cautioned him towards witnesses’ repetitive proof.
Justice Mrs Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, a Court docket of Enchantment decide with further accountability on the Excessive Court docket, earlier suggested Nyinaku to keep away from collaborative proof when his legal professionals disclosed that they supposed to name 61 witnesses.
The Court docket stated it might not entertain repetitive proof after it realised that the 15 witnesses known as to this point have been repeating proof already given by their predecessors.
Justice Asare-Botwe stated the 15 out of 61 witnesses known as by Nyinaku to defend his case had adduced collaborative proof, which clearly defined the problems about funds switch and transition of Beige Financial institution from a financial savings and loans facility.
The Decide suggested Mr Kwame Yaw Appiah Kubi, a lawyer on the defence crew led by Mr Thaddeus Sory, to rationalise the variety of witnesses they supposed to name in defence of the accused and if their testimonies have been collaborative, they need to bar them from coming.
In the event that they failed and introduced any witnesses to repeat what has already been stated, the Court docket would strike out the proof and discharge the witness, she stated.
Nyinaku, in the course of the Case Administration Convention (CMC), stated he supposed to name 61 witnesses in defence of the 43 costs towards him, that’s stealing, fraudulent breach of belief and cash laundering, which he has been admitted to bail.
The Court docket had at all times raised considerations concerning the variety of witnesses the defence supposed to name and suggested that the crew can be challenged when it was time for addresses on the concluding stage of the trial.
She has stated the variety of witnesses to be known as by the defence was the very best ever.