The Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Mrs. Abena Oppong Adjin–Doku, also sentenced him to pay 100 penalty units for falsely pretending to be a public officer or in default serve two years.
The court also handed him five years for defrauding by false pretences and 15 years for attempt to commit crime.She said the prosecution had provided enough evidence to prove the guilt of the accused person by bringing credible witnesses to testify.
The judge observed that the accused person, who denied the offence, did not bring any witnesses to the court to corroborate his story.She said the evidence of Kantoosi, who had earlier admitted to police that he received money from the Chief Director, was not believable and consistent.
Kantoosi, the prosecution said, got in touch with the Eastern Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Alhaji Sumaila, and asked him to get him some laptops and Samsung Galaxy phones, estimated at about GH¢58,000 to be sent to Bole-Bamboi.He was arrested after the NDC chairman called a lady named Georgina Opoku Asor to make the items available to the suspect.
Ms Opoku reportedly suspected foul play.Kantoosi was charged with pretending to be a public officer, attempting to commit crime and defrauding by false pretences.
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