SkyTrain trial: Ameyaw-Akumfi’s stay application dismissed by Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application filed by Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, the second accused in the US$2 million SkyTrain trial, who was seeking to stay proceedings at the Accra High Court pending the determination of an appeal. The court, on Tuesday (Sept 1, 2026), held that Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi, a former Board Chairman of […]
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, one of the two accused individuals in the $2 million SkyTrain trial, to halt proceedings at the Accra High Court while his appeal was being determined. The court ruled that the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) had not provided sufficient reasons to grant his request.
A panel of three judges, including Justice Georgina Mensah-Datsa, ultimately ordered the continuation of the trial at the High Court. This decision comes after the High Court dismissed a previous no-case submission by both accused parties on July 2, 2026. The two accused, Mr. Solomon Asamoah and Professor Ameyaw-Akumfi, are accused of receiving a $2 million payment from GIIF in connection with the Accra SkyTrain project, which was never built.
The prosecution claims that the money was transferred to a South African company, Africa Investor Holdings Limited, without proper approval from the GIIF Board. Both accused individuals have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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