The Ghana Police Service has forwarded the case docket against Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to the Attorney-General's Department for prosecution. This move comes seven months after the Attorney-General advised that Ashie Moore be charged with stealing. The case docket was sent under a covering letter dated October 28, 2026, bringing an end to months of uncertainty over the prosecutorial directive issued by the Attorney-General's Department in March.
The case against Ashie Moore stems from allegations made by Singaporean businessman Toh You Kang, who accused Moore of taking his personal belongings while he was in police custody in June 2025. Toh You Kang had travelled to Ghana in May 2025 on an invitation from Ashie Moore over a proposed business investment and was later arrested following a complaint of defrauding by false pretences lodged by the NDC chairman himself.
During his detention, Toh You Kang alleged that his belongings, including a Louis Vuitton duffle bag, a Bugatti luggage bag, four mobile phones, an iPad, credit and debit cards, luxury vehicle keys, his Singaporean passport, and US$10,000 in cash, went missing and were never returned to him. Investigators from the Special Investigations Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department obtained a court order for CCTV footage from the hotel, which corroborated the removal of the complainant's luggage by Ashie Moore and other unidentified persons.
The Attorney-General's advice, dated March 16, 2026, recommended that Ashie Moore be charged with stealing under Section 124 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), after reviewing the police investigation docket. The advice also pointed to unexplained circumstances around Ashie Moore's possession of the complainant's medication and the eventual deposit of his passport at the Registry of the High Court's Criminal Division in Accra.
Ashie Moore has consistently denied the allegations, maintaining that he never took the complainant's belongings and did not have any of the items in his possession. He has described the case as a smear campaign targeting his political standing. A second suspect, Chinese national Luibing Liang, was invited by police to assist investigations but reportedly failed to honour the invitation and remained at large.
The Attorney-General's advice recommended prosecution only for Ashie Moore and made no similar recommendation against Luibing Liang. With the docket now with the Attorney-General's Department, the case moves closer to formal prosecution in court, following the months-long gap between the March advice and the October transmission of the file.
The development brings closure to a case that has been ongoing since 2025, with the police finally taking action as advised by the Attorney-General's Department. The case will now proceed to the Attorney-General's Department for further action, potentially leading to a court trial.
Key points
- The Ghana Police Service has forwarded the case docket against Ashie Moore to the Attorney-General's Department for prosecution over alleged theft.
- The case stems from allegations made by Singaporean businessman Toh You Kang, who accused Ashie Moore of taking his personal belongings while in police custody.
- Ashie Moore has consistently denied the allegations, describing the case as a smear campaign targeting his political standing.
