The Assin Kyekyewere District Court has remanded the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Parliamentary candidate for Twifo Atti-Morkwa constituency, Ebenezer Dwamena, into police custody.Dwamena is charged with conspiracy to defraud by false pretence under section 131 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act 1960, Act 29.

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According to the constituency communication officer, Dwamena referred friends to a car dealer after he successfully purchased a vehicle from the same dealer. However, the dealer failed to deliver the vehicle after receiving payment, prompting the buyers to take the matter to court, which led to Dwamena's remand.Her Ladyship Sophia Priscila Yeboa Esq.

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, the presiding judge, remanded Dwamena into police custody and forwarded the case to the Attorney General’s Office for further advice.<img src="

alt="" class="wp-image-703215"/>NPP Twifo Praso communication officer, Paa Amoako, stated that Dwamena was not directly involved in the fraudulent activities. <img

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alt="" class="wp-image-703216"/>He recounted that Dwamena had guided his friends to the car dealer after purchasing a car himself. Despite making payments, the buyers never received the vehicle, causing Dwamena to have the dealer arrested. However, due to the significant amount of money involved, the Praso Magistrate Court transferred the case to Fosu. The judge

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decided to remand Dwamena and the two buyers for two weeks to allow for further investigation before proceeding with the hearing.The communication officer for NPP in Twifi Praso, Paa Amoako told the media that “Ebenezer Obeng Dwamena is not involved in the case. The situation unfolded when Ebenezer Obeng Dwamena purchased a car for his personal use.

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Two of his friends expressed interest in a similar car, and Ebenezer Obeng Dwamena guided them to the place where he bought his. After negotiating the price of the car, they arranged to make some payments through the bank in installments. However, obtaining the car became problematic as the seller consistently asked them to return at a later time.

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This worried Ebenezer Obeng Dwamena because he was the one who had introduced them to the seller.”“Consequently, Ebenezer Obeng Dwamena had the car seller arrested, and he was subsequently remanded, but the buyers never received the car. Due to the large sum of money involved, the Praso Magistrate Court transferred the case to Fosu. The court convened to hear the case yesterday.

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Upon their arrival, the judge did not allow their lawyers to speak. He stated that due to the large amount of money involved, all three individuals, namely Ebenezer Obeng Dwamena and the two other car buyers, should be remanded for two weeks for investigations to be conducted before the case is heard.”

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