Akufo-Addo’s Juaben MCE nominee Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka acquitted and discharged – Nsemkeka
The High Court in Kumasi has acquitted and discharged Alexander Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka, former President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for Juaben Municipal Chief Executive in the Ashanti Region.
He had been facing 26 counts of corruption-related charges in connection with a public election since May 2022.
The full trial against Mr Sarfo-Kantanka began in the Kumasi High Court on October 20, 2022.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor initiated an investigation into these allegations after a video surfaced online showing Mr Sarfo-Kantanka demanding a refund of the money he allegedly paid to the assembly members.
The money was reportedly paid to assembly members to secure confirmation of his nomination.
However, in her judgment, Justice Priscilla Dikro Ofori ruled that the video did not prove the money was intended to influence the assembly members’ votes, even though it showed him demanding funds from members involved in his election.