The tears of middle-aged man whose son was fined GH¢ 70.00 by an Accra Circuit Court on Monday attracted the sympathy of two lawyers who mobilised funds to pay the fine. Gideon Amartey Armah, a sales boy, was charged with forging the signature of a customer of United Bank for Africa (UBA) and withdrawing GH¢ 20.00 from the bank. He pleaded guilty to forgery of documents, altering document, stealing and attempting to commit crime and was sentenced to a fine according to his own plea. He would in default, have served six months jail term. But soon after Armah’s plea was taken, his father who was in tears raised up his hand and told the court that his son had refund the money if he was fined. Mr. Musah Ahmed and Mr K. Nimako, both lawyers, who were representing different clients, pleaded for mitigation, and promised to mobilise some funds to pay if he were fined. Immediately the two lawyers and the sales boy’s father managed to mobilise GH¢ 70 in the court room. The court therefore sentenced him to a fine. The case presented by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) George Abavelim is that the complainant was a banker of UBA. On July 29 this year Armah, who was not a customer of the bank, forged the signature of one Alex Boahen and succeeded in withdrawing 20 Ghana cedis from the account. The prosecution said on August 1, Armah attempted to withdraw 10 Ghana cedis from the same account but was apprehended by the bank official who caused his arrest. Armah in his cautioned statement admitted the offence. Source: GNA