A Justice of the Court of Appeal with the additional responsibility of the High Court, Kweku T. Ackah-Boafo, has sentenced the Chief Executive Officer of McDan Group of Companies, Daniel McKorley, to a fine of GH₵40,000.00 for contempt of court.

Mr. Mckorley was sentenced today, Monday 27th, February 2023, in a committal for contempt application brought against him by the state.

His Lordship Ackaah-Boafo held in his decision that considering the nature of the contempt application, said: “In imposing sentence, I wish to disabuse the popular imaginary of the notion that the rich and influential people in our society together with public officials can disregard the rule of the and then when the wheels of justice catch up with them, proffer an apology.”

The judge contended that his initial inclination was that a fine would amount to a mere slap on the wrist of the respondent and that incarceration was appropriate.

However, he was compelled to change his position, considering the passionate plea of counsel for McDan