Former Secretary of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Charles Bissue says it is unfortunate that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has published his photo as a wanted man as though he is a fugitive.
He explained that he's in the country and not on the run.
“I am within the jurisdiction, it is unfortunate that my photos have gone out as though I were a fugitive but that is not the case. So everyone should calm down. I will go so that the truth is revealed,” he said.
Mr. Bissue's comments come after the Special Prosecutor on Tuesday declared him a wanted person.
https://myjoyonline.com/charles-bissue-declared-wanted-by-special-prosecutor
This comes days after the Office of the Special Prosecutor secured an order from the court to arrest him.
This order was secured after Mr Bissue failed to honour an invitation by the Special Prosecutor last month.
Despite the order, the former Presidential staffer’s lawyer had insisted that his client will not turn himself in.
Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Eko Sii Sen on Tuesday, Mr Bissue said will avail himself for the Special Prosecutor to furnish him with the information he wanted. According to him, he has nothing to hide.
He noted that going to meet the Special Prosecutor or any agency he’ll be invited for questioning “is an opportunity to redeem my image more.”
Mr Bissue said he knows and understands the law, adding that “I have been to the Special Prosecutor twice during Martin Amidu’s tenure, I went to NIB twice and CID and provided whichever question was asked.”
When asked why it has taken him so long to respond to the OSP's invitation, a delay that pushed the Special Prosecutor to declare him wanted, Charles Bissue said that he was not in Accra at the time of the invitation, and therefore responded to avail himself the following week.
He added that he wrote to the OSP to explain he had an emergency to attend to, but the Special Prosecutor insisted he shows up the same day, adding that it was during that same time the warrant was issued for his arrest.
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