Former NCA boss questions intent of the state; describing it as ‘unfair’
A former Director-General of National Communication Authority(NCA) William Tevie, has described as ‘unfair’ the trial he is currently facing for allegedly engaging in procurement infractions while buying surveillance equipment for the state.
Mr Tevi, who is currently undergoing cross-examination at the Accra High Court questioned the intent of the state for putting the case before the court.
He is wondering why the state will leave a Deputy-Director General of the Authority, Isaac Yaw Ani, who is also a signatory to the NCA account.
He said it was strange that he (Tevie) who acted as a public servant following instructions was being prosecuted.
Dr Ani has been used by the state as a prosecution witness. He had earlier told the court during his testimony that one of the accused persons, the then Board Chairman of the authority, Eugene Baffour Bonney, impressed upon him to make the transfer of some 4 million dollars without documentation.
William Tevi and three board members, Eugene Baffour Bonney, Nana Owusu Ansong and Alhaji Salifu Mimina Osman, Businessman George Derrick Oppong are facing four counts of conspiracy to willfully cause financial loss to the state and conspiracy to steal.
Mr Tevie previously argued that the evidence presented so far has failed to connect him to any wrongdoing in the matter.
He pointed to the inability of the investigators to prove any untoward transactions with his bank accounts to insist on his innocence.