An Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday struck out the case of money laundering and forgery of documents involving Stephen Boateng, the Chief Executive Officer of Kessben Shipping Company Limited, for want of prosecution.
Mrs Marian Appiah-Opare, Principal State Attorney, told the court presided over by Mr Francis Obiri that she has an instruction to withdraw the charges levelled against the accused person.
The judge said upon the instruction from the Attorney General, he would struck out the case under section 59 (1) Act 30 of the procedure code.
He has also ordered for the passport of the accused person in the custody of the court to be released to him within 24 hours.
The court had granted Boateng, aka Kwabene Kesse bail on August 7, in the sum of GH?350 million, with two sureties, two to be justified.
Kwabene Kesse, was facing charges of money laundering and forgery of documents, an offence, he pleaded not guilty to.
The Police arrested the accused person at the Kotoka International Airport, for allegedly transferring money totalling $127, 931,727.65 to Korea, China, Thailand, and the United State of America.
The state said he allegedly forged bills of laden and invoices to Stanbic Bank so he could transfer money out of the country.
GNA
