The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr , while justifying his decision to drop the case against former finance minister and seven others, who were facing charges in connection with the collapse of the defunct uniBank, listed the wrongdoings of the accused persons.
Dr Ayine stated that Dr Duffuor and the seven others had not been charged with causing financial loss to the state and did not steal the money involved in the case.
He, however, indicated that the total amount of GH¢3.3 billion quoted in the case included GH¢2.1 billion, which the accused persons misrepresented as the capital of uniBank to the (BoG).
He said that the accused persons did so just to give the perception that their bank was doing well. "The charges in the criminal case involve a total amount of GH¢2.1 billion, not GH¢5.7 billion… The previously reported exposure of GH¢5.7 billion was reduced to GH¢3.3 billion, which comprises the following: the exclusion of GH¢2.1 billion in the alleged fictitious amounts booked to the account of the shareholder, which did not involve cash outflows.
