CID forwards Ashie-Moore docket to AG for prosecution

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has forwarded the case docket of Emmanuel Nii Ashie-Moore, chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Greater Accra Region, to the Attorney-General’s office for prosecution over allegations of stealing a Singaporean businessman’s luggage.

A letter sighted by Asaase News and signed on behalf of the CID Director-General confirms that the original case docket and charge statement have been forwarded to the Attorney-General’s office.

The move comes more than seven months after the Attorney-General’s office advised police in March that there was sufficient evidence to charge Ashie-Moore with stealing under Section 124 of Ghana’s Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

The case concerns Singaporean businessman Toh You Kang, who was reportedly invited to Ghana in May 2025 by Ashie-Moore for a proposed investment involving contracts with the state-owned Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

According to the Attorney-General’s legal opinion, Toh alleged that Ashie-Moore took custody of his Singaporean passport upon his arrival at Kotoka International Airport, purportedly to facilitate VIP clearance, but did not return it.

The docket further alleges that Toh was taken to a property in Adenta and accused of fraud, with demands that he pay $5.5 million or face police detention.

Toh was subsequently detained at Accra Central Police Station for about 10 days, according to the case documents.

The Attorney-General’s opinion also alleges that while Toh was in custody, Ashie-Moore went to Fiesta Residences, where the businessman had been staying, and removed his luggage and personal belongings.

The legal opinion said closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage corroborated the alleged removal by Ashie-Moore and other unidentified individuals.

“Upon careful review of the entire docket, including the statements of the complainant, the first suspect, investigating officers, the CCTV footage… it is my considered view that there is sufficient evidence to support a charge of stealing against the first suspect,” Senior State Attorney Nana Ama A. Prempeh wrote in the 16 March legal opinion.

The Attorney-General’s office also raised questions about Ashie-Moore’s alleged possession of the complainant’s medication and the circumstances under which the passport was deposited at the High Court Registry.

The case also names Liubing Liang, a Chinese associate of Ashie-Moore, who is listed as being at large.

Ashie-Moore, a former member of parliament for Adenta, has previously denied wrongdoing.

The forwarding of the docket marks a further step towards possible prosecution, although the timing and details of any court proceedings have not been independently confirmed.