Charge Ashie-Moore With Stealing – AG Directs

The Attorney General (AG) has directed the police to charge the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Nii Ashie-Moore, with stealing, following investigations into the alleged removal of luggage and other personal belongings of a Singaporean businessman Toh You Kang.

Multiple reports indicate that the directive followed a review of evidence gathered by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, including hotel closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, witness statements and a cybercrime analysis report tracing the movement of the missing items.

The docket, according to the reports, said the evidence was sufficient to support a charge of stealing against Mr. Ashie-Moore under Section 124 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

“The CCTV footage corroborates the removal of the luggage by the 1st suspect and other unidentified persons,” the legal opinion reportedly stated.

“Upon careful review of the entire docket, including the statements of the complainant, the first suspect, investigating officers, the CCTV footage from Fiesta Residences, and its accompanying cybercrime analysis report, it is my considered view that there is sufficient evidence to support a charge of stealing against the first suspect,” the advice indicated.

According to the case docket, Mr. Toh travelled to Ghana in May 2025 with a Chinese business associate, Luibing Liang, following an invitation from Mr. Ashie-Moore for a purported business investment.

The Attorney General’s summary states that Mr. Ashie-Moore took custody of Mr. Toh’s Singaporean passport upon their arrival at Accra International Airport, allegedly under the pretext of facilitating VIP clearance, but did not return it.

Mr. Toh was subsequently lodged at Fiesta Residences in Cantonments before being taken to a property in Adenta, represented as Mr. Ashie-Moore’s residence.

There, he was allegedly accused of fraud and asked to pay $5.5 million, with threats of police involvement and detention if he failed to comply.

Mr. Toh was later detained at the Accra Central Police Station for about 10 days after a complaint of defrauding by false pretences was lodged against him on May 26, 2025. He was cautioned on May 29 and arraigned in court the following day.

While in custody, Mr. Toh requested medication believed to have been left in his luggage at the hotel.

Police inquiries subsequently indicated that Mr. Ashie-Moore and others had checked him out of the hotel and removed his belongings.

The missing items reportedly included his Singaporean passport, a Louis Vuitton duffle bag, a Bugatti luggage bag, credit and debit cards, an iPad, four mobile phones, house keys, keys to two luxury vehicles, clothes, perfume, accessories and $10,000 in cash.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ashie-Moore denied the reports, describing them as inaccurate and misleading, accusing the publication of seeking to damage his reputation ahead of the NDC’s upcoming internal elections.

“I maintain that the report is inaccurate, misleading and calculated to tarnish my hard-earned reputation as the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), particularly ahead of the forthcoming internal party elections,” he said in a statement.