Accra, March 1, GNA - Joe Amon Kotey, the alleged
National Security Operative who duped several people of
millions of Ghana cedis under the pretext of supplying them
with cars from the Confiscated Assets Committee, on Tuesday
promised to refund the monies back to the owners by March
29, 2011. He told the Circuit Court hearing the case that he is prepared
to pay back to the complaints all the monies he collected from
them by the agreed date. Even though some of the complainants at the Court
welcomed the accused's statement, they promised to use every
means to recover all their monies. "All that we are interested in is to get ours monies back" the
complainants charged. Amon Kotey has been charged for defrauding about 30
people by false pretences. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail in
the sum of GH¢32,000 with two sureties to be justified. The
case has been adjourned to March 29, 2011. The facts as told by Police Inspector Michael Dubiok, the
Prosecutor are that one of the complainants is a businessman
and a friend to the accused. He said sometime in September 2010, the complainant
approached the accused with the intention to buy a vehicle and
the accused promised to assist in acquiring one. The prosecution said on September 13, the accused
delegated one Sedor who is known to the complainant to select
a vehicle of the complainant's choice at the Jubilee Warehouse
at Tema. Inspector Dubiok said the following day the complainant
paid GH¢10,000 cash and was promised of delivery within 21
days but the vehicle was never delivered. He said all efforts made by the complainant for the accused
to refund his money proved futile and therefore he reported the
case to the police.
