Delay in Woyome trial is deliberate - P.C. Appiah Ofori

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Asikuma-Odobeng-Brakwa, Paul Collins Appiah Ofori has accused state prosecutors of complacency in the prosecution of the judgement debt case involving Mr Alfred Woyome.

In his opinion, the lawyers are only seeking to delay the trial.


According to him, the case is being delayed because people from the Attorney General's department could be implicated.


State prosecutors in the judgement debt case of businessman Alfred Woyome once again failed to produce witnesses to testify in court on Tuesday. The case has thus been adjourned to February 28.


Mr. Woyome is facing two counts of defrauding by false pretences and causing financial loss to the state.

Speaking on Citi FM’s news analysis programme, Eyewitness News, P.C. Appiah Ofori noted that the delay was putting Mr Woyome in a very difficult position because his assets had been confiscated by the state.


“[I agree with him (Woyome) because if there is something he has to do, he is unable to do it and if he wants to travel to do anything you cannot travel because it may mean that [you] run away].”


“As I have said, the people who are prosecuting are those who are privy to the whole fraud and the man is ready to mention the names. Because of this, they are dragging their feet,” he said.


He opined that the best thing they [state prosecutors] could do was to finish the case quickly so that Mr Woyome could live his life.