Former Board Chairman of Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Ekumfi and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Solomon Asamoah are seeking the High Court’s intervention to vary their bail conditions.
Prof. Ameyaw-Ekumfi and Mr. Asamoah separately want the court to revise their bail conditions that required that they to report to the Police once and thrice a week respectively.
Asamoah is to report to the police every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday till the final determination of the case while Prof. Ameyaw-Ekumfi is to report once a week.
It was the reporting to the police that both accused persons want the High Court to vary.
But, Justice Comfort Tasiame, the presiding judge has since directed the accused persons and their lawyers to file a formal application for the AG’s office to respond.
On Tuesday, June 10, Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, said prosecution has filed further disclosures on Monday morning which will lead to the withdrawal of the Witness Statement, before case management conference.
Prof. Ameyaw-Ekumfi and Solomon Asamoah have pleaded not guilty to six charges was willfully causing financial losses to the tune $2 million.
The case has been adjourned to June 24, 2025
Mr. Asamoah, was granted bail in the sum of GHc15 million after pleading not guilty to charges on May 13.
In addition to the bail sum, the Court said he should provide two sureties. The sureties are to justify the bail bond with a registered land or property located in the Greater Accra region.
The sureties are to also deposit copies of their Ghana Cards and digital addresses at the registry of the court.
The Court directed that the first accused is also to deposit his local and foreign passports with the registry of the Court.
Whilst on bail, he is to report to the police every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday till the final determination of the case.
He denied three charges, including conspiracy, causing financial loss, and intentional dissipation of public funds in his involvement in the Sky Train transactions.
He was charged together with the former Board Chairman of the GIIF, Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Ekumfi.
Prof. Ameyaw-Ekumfi had earlier satisfied his bail conditions of GHc10 million, with Kennedy Ohene Agyapong as one of his two sureties.
The case would be recalled on June 24, 2025 for Case Management Conference before Justice Comfort Tasiame, the presiding judge.