{"id":1058442,"date":"2022-04-17T10:36:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T10:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/17\/ato-essien-suffers-sleep-disorder\/"},"modified":"2022-04-17T10:36:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T10:36:56","slug":"ato-essien-suffers-sleep-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/17\/ato-essien-suffers-sleep-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Ato Essien suffers sleep disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/maxresdefault-Copy-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien\" title=\"Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has been reported sick and has been diagnosed with \u2018Obstructive Sleep Disorder.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Mr Essien and two others are standing trial for some 23 charges and have been asked to open their defence.<\/p>\n<p>In court on Thursday, November 25, 2021, Mr Essien, who was expected to continue with his testimony, was absent and the court indicated that it has received a letter of his ill-health.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Kyei Baffour said: \u201cI have been shown a letter purported to have emanated from one Dr Rex Kwame Bonsu of Korle-bu Teaching Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>In the said letter, the court said, \u201cit is claimed that the witness before the court who is the first accused in the case has been diagnosed with what the Dr claims is obstructive sleep disorder (Apnea).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter further stated that \u201cthe blood pressure of the 1st Accused (Ato Essien) is also fluctuating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Justice Kyei Baffour, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, sitting with additional responsibility as a High Court judge, said \u201chaving opened his (Ato Essien) defence in respect of the charges against him which provides for anxious moments, these symptoms are natural products and I don\u2019t see it as a good basis for the 1st accused being absent from court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Essien, Fitzgerald Odonkor and Nettey Tetteh have all pleaded not guilty to some 23 charges and have been granted bail.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Kzd6gOCTdSY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sunguia residents buy \u2018Kufuor gallon\u2019 of water GHC2.00 due to scarcity \u2013 Adom TV News (16-4-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kzd6gOCTdSY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien The founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has been reported sick and has been diagnosed with \u2018Obstructive Sleep Disorder.\u2019 Mr Essien and two others are standing trial for some 23 charges and have been asked to open their defence. 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