Lawyers for Dennis Miracles Aboagye say their client has been unable to meet the bail conditions imposed by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) following his arrest.
The legal team has raised concerns over the GH¢50 million bail bond, which requires three sureties, two of whom must be justified, describing the conditions as difficult to satisfy.
Speaking to the media at EOCO’s headquarters, lead counsel Samuel Atta Akyea questioned how his client could realistically secure the required sureties and qualifying properties within the available timeframe.
“How is he going to be released? How is he going to post the bail bonds? GH¢50 million, three sureties, two to be justified. How can it be met? Where are you going to find properties worth GH¢50 million and finding it tonight?” he questioned.
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, was arrested by EOCO at the Accra International Airport.
According to EOCO, the arrest is linked to alleged financial and procurement-related irregularities involving about GH¢55 million during his tenure as Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD).
He was arrested alongside the Secretariat’s former accountant, Gerald Appiah, as part of ongoing investigations into the alleged irregularities.
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