MALLAM ALI YUSUF ISSAH  VRS THE REPUBLIC The Appellant is the former Minister of Youth and Sports. On 20th July 2001, the High Court convicted him on two counts of stealing and fraudulently causing the financial loss of $46,000.00 to the State contrary to sections 124(1) and 179A(3)(a), respectively, of the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29).