Private Legal Practitioner, Martin Kpebu has criticized the Head of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) for not working quickly to investigate the money laundering allegation involving former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah.
According to him, the way Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, the head of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) handled the alleged money laundering case showed that she had no intention of investigating the matter deeper.
In a press statement issued on Tuesday, May 7 by EOCO, the commission dismissed claims by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that it did not request findings conducted with the FBI regarding an alleged money laundering case involving the former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah.
According to EOCO, upon receiving the referral from the OSP on January 25, 2024, it promptly requested a copy of the OSP’s findings on February 1, 2024, to aid its investigations.
EOCO also indicated that its letter dated February 1, 2024, was received at the Front Desk of the OSP by Field Desk Officer II, Solomon Tetteh, who duly signed the letter on February 2, 2024.
“The Deputy Executive-Director of EOCO, Bashiru Dapilah, followed up with the OSP and discussed with Mr. Emmanuel Basintale, the Director of Investigations of the OSP, the possibility of accelerating the release of the report.
In an interview on Joy News after EOCO’s statement, Mr. Kpebu argued that if EOCO’s mandate includes investigating such matters, then the excuses in the statement were just a cover-up.
“There are things she is asking for, it’s neither here nor there. If she knew she did not have the know-how, could she have asked that Martin Kpebu you are on the radio talking, come here, what can you do, you think, what can you do about this file for me? What can you show me?
I would have said go for the money quickly. The same powers that Kissi Agyebeng has that enabled him to go into Madam Dapaah’s house to search and take for a period before you go to court for confirmation.
“EOCO has had their Act since 2010. So, they have it and they know how to do it. I am telling you that Tiwaa really has to leave this office because we have warned her and I told you,” he said.
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