Lawyers for Dennis Miracles Aboagye have raised concerns over the stringent bail conditions imposed by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), saying their client is currently unable to meet them.
The legal team described the GH¢50 million bail bond, which requires three sureties, two of whom must be justified, as extremely difficult to satisfy within the stipulated timeframe.
Speaking to journalists at EOCO’s headquarters, lead counsel Samuel Atta Akyea questioned the practicality of the conditions.
“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.
Mr Aboagye, a former aide to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, was arrested by EOCO upon his arrival at the Kotoka International Airport.
According to the anti-graft body, the arrest is linked to alleged financial and procurement 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 broader investigations into the matter.
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