For
several scores of Menzgold clients, there is no interest in the state’s
criminal
prosecution of the CEO accused of defrauding them of millions.
Their
money first. Fred Forson, one of the leaders in the agitations to get
their locked up
investments back. Government has put the figure at
200million cedis.
And this is what these clients who have come to the circuit court want government to
remain focused on.
That is why Kofi
[not his real name], travelled from Kumasi to lurk around the circuit
court in
Accra and hear the outcome of day two of the hearing.
At
the first hearing, the police were keen to keep Nana Appiah Mensah
popularly known as
NAM1 from the public eye and basically sneaked him
into the court so early: 6:30 am.
Kofi
explained to JoyNews’ Joseph Ackah-Blay that at this second hearing,
seeing NAM1
had a reassuring feeling that their cause will prevail.
Lo and Behold, I saw him when he was entering,” he said.
He
thanked God for NAM1’s return from Dubai after he was wrongfully
arrested but later
acquitted of charges of defrauding a company Horizon
Diamonds Royal DMCC in a $39m
gold deal gone bad.
That money can “pay even 80% of the customers”, he shared in the joy of the socialite’s
victory in court in Dubai.
The next step is staying out of cells in Ghana. And “God being so good to us, he has been
granted bail”, Kofi felt triumphant.
As
long as NAM1 is not in police cells and as long as he expects to get
his money from the
Dubai company back, “I know for sure that our money
will come into our pocket”.
No, Menzgold was not a Ponzi scheme, he insisted against the description of financial
analysts.
“I believe he was doing a legitimate business”, the man who said he was into mining at
Tarkwa in the Western region.
Explaining his understanding of NAM1’s business, Kofi said NAM1 buys gold at a low price
and sells it high on the world market.
This
helps him to pay the 7% to 10% monthly returns Menzgold promises its
clients who
deposit gold collectibles sold to them by another of NAM1’s
company, Brew Consult.
Another
customer much farther from Kofi’s base in Kumasi was also in court.
Kwasi, not his
real name, said he came from Tarkwa in the Western
region.
“People
who murder have the right to be granted bail”, he praised the bail
decision. The
Dubai experience of NAM1 has proved he is innocent after
staying in cells there for the six
months of the trial, he explained.
“He needs support and that is why we came all the way from Tarkwa to this place”, Kwasi
revealed he was not alone.
“We
are trusting good that after today, the processes will begin for a
payment plan for
customers to get our monies”, he dreamed big.
SOURCE : Myjoyonline.com
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