Six Ghanaian rugby players have been charged by an Accra Circuit Court with fabricating information concerning Mr. Herbert Mensah, the President of Africa Rugby.
They are teacher Bismark Amponsah (age 40), IT specialist Abdul Aziz Issah (age 46), transport manager Michael Ako Wilson (age 34), teacher James Nana Akwandoh Nunoo (age 49), surveyor Emmanuel Ekow Mensah (age 24), and plumber Alexandra Dorpenyo (age 33).
The six have been granted GHC50,000.00 bail with three sureties each in response to a conspiracy accusation of offensive conduct, which they have rejected.
Along with Wilson, Ekow Mensah, and Dorpenyo, Issah was also charged with unlawful access or interception of information.
Both Nunoo and Amponsah who is currently in court for allegedly plotting to launder money with Nunoo were accused of fraudulent communication.
The charges against Amponsah, Issah, Wilson, Nunoo, Ekow Mensah, and Dorpenyo have all been refuted, and their next court date is February 29, 2024.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Maxwell Oppong told the court, which was chaired by Mr. Samuel Bright Acquah, that the accused are all Ghana Rugby fraternity members, while the complainant, Mr. Mensah, is the President of Rugby Africa and resides in Osu.
Due to a disagreement with Mr. Mensah, who was the President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union at the time, he said that Amponsah, a General Secretary, Issah, a Board Member, Wilson, a Board Member, Nunoo, a Board Member, and Dorpenyo had all planned to disseminate false information and stage a street protest.
