Diamond Appiah
Socialite and showbiz personality, Diamond Appiah was reportedly arrested on Monday moments after she was discharged by an Accra Circuit Court over an alleged fraudulent case.
According to a Starr FM report, the Office of the Attorney General (AG) in a process signed by Mrs. Evelyn Keelson, a Chief State Attorney, dropped the charge against her.
But moments after she stepped out of the courtroom, she was whisked away by the police.
Earlier this year, on January 17, Diamond Appiah was arrested and charged for an alleged fraudulent land transaction involving an amount of $30,000.
Appiah, who is said to have sold a portion of land at East Legon Hills to Ayisha Modi for $30,000, was then granted bail in the sum of GH¢300k after she pleaded not guilty to the charge.
However in court on Monday, August 21, 2023, the Prosecutor, DSP Evans Kesse, told the court that, the docket was referred to the AG’s office for advice.
He said through that, a process was filed to withdraw the case.
DSP Kesse consequently, said the case “shall not continue” per the process filed by Mrs. Evelyn Keelson.
Counsel for the accused, for his part said, the Prosecution had no case against his client and it was not for anything that the law is used to fight justice.
While intimating that the law is meant for justice, he said the action against his client was incompetent.
The court, presided over by His Honour Mr. Isaac Addo, after listening to the arguments, acknowledged that such a process was filed and signed by a Chief State Attorney.
He said, when such a process is filed, the accused person is entitled to be discharged.
It was, however, not immediately clear why Diamond Appiah who was beaming was rearrested after being discharged.
Ayisha Modi, who was the complainant in the matter, was present in court.
Background
The brief facts of the case as presented to the court by DSP Evans Kesse said complainant, Ayisha Modi, is a businesswoman and lives at Adjiringanor, Accra.
The accused, Diamond Appiah, he said, is also a businesswoman and stays at East Legon.
According to DSP Kesse, in 2020, the complainant needed a plot of land to purchase for a building purpose and was discussing it with one Johnson, a witness in this case.
He said, the accused who overheard the conversation, jumped in and said she had a plot of land lying at East Legon Hills and could sell same to the complainant at a cheaper price.
The Prosecutor said the accused demanded and collected cash, the sum of $30,000 from the complainant under the pretext of selling her one parcel of land lying at East Legon Hills.
DSP Kesse said, the accused took the complainant to a land at East Legon Hills, and when the complainant later went to the land, she met one Gustav, who claimed ownership of the land.
The Prosecutor said, the complainant made several attempts to retrieve her money from the accused person but she failed, and therefore made a report to the police and accused was arrested.
He told the court that during investigation, it was established that the accused did not have any land at that location before she swindled the complainant.
“In her investigation cautioned statement, she admitted the offence. After investigation, she was charged with the offence and brought before this Honourable Court,” the Prosecutor told the court.