The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) says it has completed investigations into some major corruption and corruption-related cases in the country. 

The Office in its half-report issued on Friday, June 30, stated that it has completed investigations into allegations against the Secretary of the Secretary to the erstwhile Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue. 

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The OSP also said it has conducted investigations into an attempt by a ‘wealthy businessman” to bribe New Patriotic Party’s Members of Parliament during their demand for the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to be sacked. 

The Office has also “concluded investigation into suspected corruption and corruption-related offences in respect of the procurement and the award of a contract to Turfsport Ghana Limited by the Gaming Commission of Ghana.”

It added that “it will issue directives and further action on the matters in due course.”

Meanwhile, the Office says it has four criminal cases currently being tried before the courts.

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The cases before the courts are below. 

1. The trial of the former Chief Executive, former Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Operations, former Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Finance and Administration of Northern Development Authority and the Chief Executive of A&QS Consortium Limited is pending before the Criminal Division of the High Court, Tamale. 

The four are facing a total of 11 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences comprising conspiracy to directly or indirectly influence the procurement process to obtain an unfair advantage in the award of a procurement contract, directly or indirectly influencing the procurement process to obtain an unfair advantage in the award of a procurement contract, corruption by a public officer, and corruption of a public officer.

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2. The trial of Issah Seidu, an official of the National Insurance Commission is pending before the Criminal Division of the High Court, Accra. Mr Seidu has been charged with failing to comply with a directive to declare his income and property is also one of them.

The substantive case involves Mr Seidu and three others – James Keck Osei (a civil servant), John Abban and Peter Archibald Hyde (both officers of the Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority). They are being investigated for their roles in suspected corruption in the importation of ten thousand (10,000) bags of rice.

3. The trial of the former Chief Executive of the Public Procurement Authority and his brother-in-law is pending before the Criminal Division of the High Court, Accra. Mr Adjei has been charged with eight counts of using public office for profit and nine counts of directly and indirectly influencing the procurement process to obtain an unfair advantage in the award of public contracts. While his brother-in-law has been charged with one count of using public office for profit.

4. The trial of the President’s nominee for the position of Chief Executive of Juaben Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region is pending before the Criminal Division of the High Court, Kumasi. Mr Sarfo-Kantanka has been charged with 26 counts of corruption in respect of a public election.