A court in the United Kingdom(UK) has dismissed a case brought against the Ghana International Bank plc by a former employee, Mark Arthur.

Mr Arthur was contesting his dismissal after reportedly receiving £350,000 cash from the Asantehene Otumuor Osei Tutu II, without following anti-money laundering regulations.

The case sparked a huge storm in Ghana with some accusing Otumfuo of engaging in money laundering, but the Tribunal in a unanimous decision dismissed the case.

The Tribunal repeated that it’s possible to have some sympathy with the claimant’s position given the King’s status, however there’s no escaping the point that the claimant knew that he should not accept the money when he did.

Mr Miller, the Judge explained that simply accepting the money in a holdall without counting it and taking it to London by a taxi was breaking the rules and put the respondent’s reputation and ability to conduct business as stake as shown by the restriction that was applied.

In those circumstances, it was impossible to say that no reasonable employer could have dismissed the claimant in the circumstances. The complaint of unfair dismissal therefore fails.

There remained the complaint of wrongful dismissal, however for all the evidence given above in relation to the reasonableness of the decision to dismiss the claimant, the Tribunal was satisfied that in doing what he did the claimant had committed misconduct of sufficient seriousness as to amount to a fundamental breach of the employment contract entitling the respondent to terminate the contract without notice.

In conclusion, the complaints in this matter are therefore all dismissed, excerpts of the ruling read.

Source: Kasapafmonline