The Office of the Attorney-General has recommended that the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Nii Ashie-Moore, be charged with stealing, following allegations that he removed a Singaporean businessman’s luggage and personal belongings while the businessman was in police custody.
A document cited by Myjoyonline in connection with the case indicates that the Attorney-General’s Office considers the evidence gathered sufficient to support a charge against Mr Ashie-Moore under Section 124 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
The document refers to an investigation docket containing witness statements, CCTV footage from Fiesta Residences and a cybercrime analysis report.
It identifies Mr Ashie-Moore as the first suspect and says the evidence suggests that he removed the complainant’s belongings from the hotel while the businessman was in police custody.
“Upon careful review of the entire docket, including the statements of the complainant, the 1st 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 1st suspect, Emmanuel Nii Ashie-Moore,” the document states.
According to the document, the CCTV footage corroborates the alleged removal of the luggage by Mr Ashie-Moore and other unidentified persons.
It also raises questions about how Mr Ashie-Moore came to possess the complainant’s medication and how the businessman’s passport was deposited at the High Court Registry.
The document says these circumstances suggest that Mr Ashie-Moore had control over the complainant’s property and support an inference that the belongings were dishonestly appropriated without lawful justification.
It consequently advises investigators to charge him with stealing, obtain a statement from him and forward it to the Attorney-General’s Office for prosecution.
“Your Special Investigation Unit (SIU) duplicate case docket with R.O. No.204/2025 is hereby retained for prosecution,” the document adds.
The recommendation does not, in itself, amount to a criminal conviction.
Background to the US$800,000 ECG contract allegations
The case is linked to allegations by Singaporean businessman Toh You Kang, who accused Mr Ashie-Moore of taking US$800,000 in connection with purported contracts with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for the supply of electric cables.
In a human rights action filed at the High Court in 2025, Mr Kang alleged that he paid the money after Mr Ashie-Moore represented that he could help secure contracts with ECG.
Mr Kang also accused the NDC regional chairman of violating his rights, including through his alleged detention and the seizure of his personal belongings. The claims formed part of a wider legal dispute between the two men.
Mr Ashie-Moore, through his lawyer, Gideon Tettey Tetteh, denied receiving the US$800,000 and rejected the allegations against him.
His legal team instead accused Mr Kang of defrauding Mr Ashie-Moore and his business partners.
The allegations remain subject to the relevant legal processes.