The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has arrested several current and former high-ranking officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML), and the Public Procurement Authority (PPA).

The arrest is part of the ongoing investigations into suspected corruption and related offences linked to the controversial revenue assurance contracts between the GRA and SML, which have drawn scrutiny over procurement irregularities and the true financial benefit to the state.

Among those arrested and currently in detention are Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, former Commissioner-General of the GRA; Isaac Crentsil, a former Commissioner of Customs and now General Manager at SML; and Christian Tetteh Sottie, a former Technical Advisor at the GRA who currently serves as Managing Director of SML.

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The trio was detained on Tuesday night after failing to meet bail conditions.

Others arrested and subsequently granted bail include Evans Adusei, the Chief Executive Officer of SML; Philip Mensah, a former Deputy Commissioner (Legal) at the GRA and now Legal Consultant to SML; and Kofi Nti, also a former Commissioner-General of the GRA.

Two officials from the Public Procurement Authority, Joseph Kuruk and Faustina Adjorkor, were also taken into custody.

The OSP is probing the legality of the contracts awarded to SML, including questions surrounding the procurement processes and the company’s widely publicised claims of delivering substantial revenue savings to the State.