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Samuel Ofosu Ampofo \u2013 NDC NMational Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some\ntop officials of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have\nallegedly \u2018hired\u2019 foreigners to infiltrate government officials to syphon\ninformation for "},"modified":"2019-08-22T10:33:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T10:33:01","slug":"ndc-hired-mercenaries-on-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/22\/ndc-hired-mercenaries-on-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC \u2018Hired\u2019 Mercenaries On Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n

Samuel Ofosu Ampofo \u2013 NDC NMational Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some
\ntop officials of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have
\nallegedly \u2018hired\u2019 foreigners to infiltrate government officials to syphon
\ninformation for blackmail purposes.<\/p>\n

The
\nparty is alleged to have contracted three foreigners \u2013 two Ukrainian and a
\nGreek \u2013 to intercept government communications through various means, including
\nemail and social media platforms such as WhatsApp. <\/p>\n

The
\nthree \u2013 Viktoriia Kryvtska, Vasileios Stoumpos and Vasileios Marios Blanas \u2013
\nare alleged to have illegally gained access to telephone, email and WhatsApp
\nconversations of 21 \u2018high-profile\u2019 officials of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)
\ngovernment.<\/p>\n

Sources
\nhave told DAILY GUIDE<\/em><\/strong> that the opposition NDC intends to use the \u2018secret\u2019
\ncommunications syphoned by the foreigners against the NPP in the 2020 election.\n<\/p>\n

Their
\nactivities were detected by National Security operatives who intercepted some
\ncommunications between the three foreigners and some high-profile members of
\nthe NDC. <\/p>\n

Court Appearance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Viktoriia
\nKryvtska, Vasileios Stoumpos and Vasileios Marios Blanas have been dragged
\nbefore an Accra Circuit Court for their involvement in what could be described
\nas \u2018mercenary\u2019 work.<\/p>\n

The
\nthree are facing two counts of conspiracy to commit crime and unauthorised
\naccess to electronic material.\u00a0 The case
\nis still under investigations and the plea of the accused persons could not be
\ntaken.<\/p>\n

Bail<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lawyer
\nfor the three, Sampson Ayenini, prayed the court to grant the suspects bail pending
\nthe conclusion of investigations and possible trial. <\/p>\n

The
\ncourt presided over by Ruby Quayson granted them bail of GH\u00a250,000 each with
\ntwo sureties \u2013 both of whom must be Ghanaians who earn not less than GH\u00a21,500. <\/p>\n

The
\nsuspects were further ordered to report to the Bureau of National
\nInvestigations (BNI) every Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Again,
\nthe suspects are to deposit their passports to the court registrar and must
\nseek the permission of the court before they can travel.<\/p>\n

The court further ordered that the status of the suspects be made known to the Ghana Immigration Service and the police so that they do not leave the country.<\/p>\n

BY Gibril Abdul Razak<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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