GHC90m Case: High Court Rejects Ato Essien’s Bail Application Pending 15-Year Jail Term Appeal

Accra High Court Denies Bail to Bank Founder in GH₵90m Fraud Case

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/accra-high-court-denies-bail-to-bank-founder-in-gh%e2%82%b590m-fraud-case/The Accra High Court has rejected a bail application by William Ato Essien, founder of the defunct Capital Bank, as he appeals a 15-year jail term for embezzling GH₵90 million. Justice Emmanuel Lodoh denied the request on May 16, 2025, despite prosecutors not opposing the motion, ci…

GHC90m case: High Court rejects Ato Essien’s bail application pending 15-year jail term appeal

The Accra High Court has denied a bail application pending the appeal of the 15-year conviction of the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien. The former Managing Director of Capital Bank was sentenced for stealing over 90 million cedis belonging to the bank. William Ato Essien was sentenced by the Accra High Court in October 2023 after missing a lifeline offered to him to repay the state 90 million cedis, following a plea barga…

Court rejects Bribery Commission’s request to revoke bail granted to MP Chamara Sampath - LankaXpress

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has rejected the request made by the Bribery Commission to revoke the bail granted to MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake and remand him in custody over an ongoing bribery case. Dassanayake, who is currently in remand custody, was produced in court today (16) as proceedings resumed over allegations that he caused a loss of more than Rs. 1.76 billion to the government during his tenure as Chief Minister of the Uva Provin…

Court rejects Bribery Commission's bid to cancel bail of MP Chamara Sampath - LNW Lanka News Web

May 16, Colombo (LNW): The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has declined a request made by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to revoke bail previously granted to MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake over a high-profile corruption investigation stemming from his time as Chief Minister of the Uva Provincial Council. The MP, who is already in remand custody over the case, was brought before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakm…