Ex-GIHOC Boss legally owned two of alleged stolen vehicles - Lawyer disputes CID claim
Akwasi Owusu Fordjour, lawyer for former GIHOC Distilleries Managing Director, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has refuted claims that his client unlawfully took company vehicles belonging to the state-owned beverage company.
This comes amid a report from the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service indicating that Mr. Jumah had unlawfully taken vehicles belonging to the state-owned beverage company.
The Police confirmed that three of the vehicles in question had been retrieved by the police.
In an interview on Channel One Newsroom on Monday, June 30, Akwasi Owusu Fordjour clarified the ownership status of the vehicles and defended his client’s actions.
According to him, two of the vehicles retrieved are privately owned by Mr. Jumah, and documentation exists to prove that they were acquired legally.
The third vehicle, although registered in GIHOC’s name, was not in his client’s possession at the time of the arrest.
“Two of the vehicles belong to Maxwell Kofi Jumah, and they are not state vehicles. These vehicles are in his name. He procured them through legal means, and we have documents to support those claims. The other one is in the name of GIHOC; however, per his conditions of service, he could have triggered Clause XII of his conditions of service in obtaining that, but Toyota Tekoa has been in possession of GIHOC for about a month or two now.
“What was in his custody was a Hyundai Genesis and an Audi, which is a salvaged vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the premises of GIHOC this morning by my very good self and the Police CID. That vehicle has not been on the road for eight good years. So there is more to it, so I am sure after investigations, we can speak properly to it,” he stated.
The former Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has been granted bail in the sum of GHS500,000 with two sureties, following his arrest in connection with the alleged theft of company vehicles.
His bail was granted on Monday, June 30, after he made an appearance at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters, where he had been held.
