The Office of the Special Prosecutor says it did not find any criminal prohibition of the conduct of Charles Adu Boahen to which the OSP office has a mandate to further act.
The former minister of state at the Ministry of Finance’s conduct has however been attributed to influence peddling.
This was contained in a statement by the OSP detailing the outcome of investigations into the allegation of corruption and corruption-related offences against Mr. Charles Adu Boahen.
“Though the conduct of Mr. Adu Boahen amounts to trading in influence or influence peddling, which is closely associated with corruption, there is no actual criminal prohibition of his acts in respect of which the OSP has a mandate to further act” parts of the statement read.
“The investigation may be re-opened should the circumstances and further facts so dictate” the statement continued.
The OSP maintained that Adu Boahen’s influence peddling was through his conduct in employing his political office to obtain favours of an actual cash gift and prospective percentage cut of the proposed investment.
The OSP recommended that the passage of a Corrupt Practices Act is necessary to comprehensively codify the prohibition of
all forms of corruption.
Further, the office indicated the join up with the positively persistent calls of the pressure group, OccupyGhana for the passage of a Conduct of Public Officers Act to properly regulate the conduct of public officers.
The investigation which spanned six months began on November 14 when President Akufo-Addo directed the OSP to investigate corruption allegations levelled against Mr. Charles Adu Boahen.
The allegation on Adu Boahen was contained in the Anas Aremeyaw Anas exposé “Galamsey Economy” which revealed Mr. Adu Boahen’s involvement as part of handlers who cut deals at the expense of the state.
Find below the statement by the OSP
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Source: Aba Aikins Appah/ATLFMNEWS
