{"id":284395,"date":"2025-01-28T15:59:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/01\/28\/state-withdraws-charges-against-opuni-agongo-after-7-years\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T15:59:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:59:20","slug":"state-withdraws-charges-against-opuni-agongo-after-7-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/01\/28\/state-withdraws-charges-against-opuni-agongo-after-7-years\/","title":{"rendered":"State withdraws charges against Opuni, Agongo after 7 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Former Former Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Opuni<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The State has dropped all charges against former Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni and businessman, Seidu Agongo, after nearly seven years on trial.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, January 28, Enam Loh Mensah, a State Attorney told the High Court that the Attorney General has instructed that the charges be withdrawn and the same has been filed.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy lord respectfully, the Attorney General has instructed that the charges against the accused persons in this matter be withdrawn. Pursuance to this the republic has filed a notice of withdrawal,\u201d Enam Loh Mensah, a State Attorney informed the Court on Tuesday (January 28, 2025).<\/p>\n

Samuel Codjoe Counsel for Dr Opuni and Benson Nutsukpui, counsel for Seidu Agongo have both confirmed to the Court presided over by Justice Aboagye Tandoh that they have been served with the notice of withdrawal.<\/p>\n

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