A Chinese investor, Liang Liubing, has broken her silence over the legal tussle involving Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Singaporean businessman Toh You Kang.
Speaking through Deputy Superintendent Kwame Frimpong, a state interpreter from the Ghana Immigration Service, Liang revealed that she had intended to invest $3 million in Ghana but was misled due to her inability to understand English.
According to Liang, the investment, which was meant to be facilitated through Ashie Moore for legitimate business contracts was allegedly diverted by Toh You Kang.
“She wanted to invest 3 million dollars in a contract in Ghana, but she didn’t understand English, so the money that she was trying to use to invest in Ghana through the NDC Greater Accra Regional Chairman, Hon Ashie Moore, has been diverted into the Singaporean,” the interpreter quoted her as saying.
Liang further explained that she had travelled to Ghana to pursue legal action against Toh You Kang.
“She said she wants the laws of the country to deal with him. The man has threatened her family in China and tried to stop her from coming to Ghana, but she managed to come and tell her side of the story. She has also stated that she is willing to testify in the case,” Frimpong added.
The legal dispute gained national attention after Toh You Kang filed a human rights case at the Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra, seeking GH¢20 million in compensation and the recovery of $800,000 he claims to have paid to Ashie Moore.
According to Kang’s 66-paragraph affidavit, he was introduced to Ashie Moore through Liang Liubing while attempting to enter Ghana’s electric cable supply market.
Kang alleges that Moore convinced him to part with $800,000 in exchange for lucrative contracts with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
Kang further claims that after transferring the money, part of which was reportedly handed over in Singapore for the establishment of SG Innovation Limited, Moore went silent. He also alleges that he was detained in Ghana by Moore and armed men, deprived of his liberty, and pressured to pay $3 million for his release.
Contrary to Kang’s claims, Ghanaian authorities have charged him with defrauding by false pretenses under Section 131(1) of Ghana’s Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29).
According to a Dansoman Circuit Court charge sheet, Kang allegedly convinced Moore and his partners to transfer $3 million for a proposed joint cable business but instead misappropriated the funds. He is currently on remand after being arrested on May 28, 2025.
Investigations further revealed that Kang misled Liang Liubing, falsely claiming that the funds had been handed over to Moore.
Ashie Moore, through his lawyer Gideon Tettey Tetteh, has denied all allegations of fraud, describing Kang’s claims as “baseless and defamatory.”
“The suspect rather defrauded Mr Ashie Moore and his partners of $3 million… It is an absolute falsehood that an amount of $800,000 has been paid to Ashie Moore,” Tetteh stated in a press release dated June 28, 2025.
Moore’s legal team has petitioned the Attorney General to move the case beyond police jurisdiction due to its complexity.
In a significant twist, Foshan Yuejiaxin Wire & Cable Co Ltd, a Chinese cable manufacturing giant, has publicly disowned Toh You Kang, accusing him of misappropriating company funds.
A statement signed by Liang Liubing, the company’s Managing Director, read, “Mr Toh You Kang has been implicated in a series of fraudulent activities that have resulted in the loss of several millions of dollars to our company. We reaffirm our full support for Emmanuel Ashie Moore in his pursuit of justice.”
Liubing confirmed submitting evidence to the Ghana Police Service and pledged to assist with ongoing investigations.
The Accra High Court has placed Toh You Kang on Ghana’s stop list, preventing him from leaving the country while investigations continue. He is also under investigation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for allegedly stealing $2.8 million.
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