According to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), 45 cases of suspected corruption and corruption-related offenses are currently under investigation.
The Office stated that it will take further action on three of the 45 cases under investigation in the coming weeks.
“The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is currently investigating forty-five (45) cases of suspected corruption and corruption-related offenses. The OSP will announce, in the next few weeks, its conclusion(s) and further action in the following [three] cases,” a portion of a statement from the OSP said.
The three cases involve alleged tax evasion on frozen and processed food products by high-ranking officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority’s Customs Division and the La Bianca Company, abuse of office by a former Chief Executive of the Public Procurement Authority, and corruption during the nomination of the Juaben Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region.
There is currently no case pending in the courts that were initiated by the OSP.
Kissi Agyebeng, the Special Prosecutor, had stated early on that his office would begin prosecuting serious cases in court.
“The OSP has completed a review of all the alleged cases of corruption and corruption-related offenses before it… And it will in due course commence the prosecution in the courts of the cases it considers probatively strong.”
He also stated that the OSP will soon begin conducting corruption risk assessments on all major government contracts and legislation dating back to 2020.
“[We’ll carry out] an Anti-corruption risk assessment and review from January 2020 of all major public contracts, legislations, and draft legislation. This is intended to avoid toxic deals and the prevalence of judgment debts and arbitration awards,” he noted.
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SOURCE: CITINEWS
