Accra March 13, - A Building
contractor who is accused of human trafficking is being sought for by the Accra
Circuit Court after travelling outside the country.
Emmanuel Obeng Sintim, who
appeared before the court on charges of conspiracy and human trafficking, was
granted bail after he had pleaded not guilty.
As part of the bail conditions,
Sintim was ordered by the court presided over by Mrs Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku to
deposit his passport and other travelling documents to the court’s registry.
However, Sintim has manage to
travelled outside Ghana and the Prosecution was wondering how this development
manifested.
Prosecuting, Deputy
Superintendent of Police (DSP) George Amegah prayed the court to release
Sintim’s passport at the court’s registry to the Police for investigations.
According to prosecution, the
Police was going to liaise with its INTERPOL and Ghana Immigration Service to
ascertain how Sintim managed to secure another passport to leave the shores of
Ghana.
The court has obliged
prosecution’s request.
The matter has been adjourned to
April 12
Sintim is standing trial with one
Angelina Danso, a trader, for allegedly trafficking one Victoria Ayennor from
Ghana to Kuwait under the pretext of securing her a job as a nurse.
According to prosecution, the
accused had promised Victoria that she was going to earn GHȼ 1,450.00 but on
reaching Kuwait she was given GHȼ570.00 equivalent amidst maltreatment by her
bosses in Kuwait.
Following a petition by the
victim’s mother to the Director-General of Criminal Investigation Department,
the two accused were arrested.
GNA
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