Spokesperson for the Attorney General’s Office, Isaac Wilberforce Mensah, has denied allegations suggesting that the office has terminated investigations into the scandal involving former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah.
This comes in response to the office advising the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) against initiating money laundering probes into the ex-minister’s activities.
The Attorney General concluded that the request made by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to EOCO for money laundering investigations lacked sufficient grounds regarding Cecilia Dapaah’s affairs.
Consequently, John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, has pledged to resume investigations into the aforementioned scandal if elected president.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Mr. Mahama announced, “My government will reopen investigations into alleged acts of corruption and graft in the Cecelia Dapaah case.”
However, during an interview with Citi FM on Thursday, May 2, Mr. Mensah clarified that the advice from the office did not indicate a cessation of investigations into the matter. He clarified that neither the Office of the Special Prosecutor nor the FBI had uncovered any wrongdoing.
Mr. Mensah added that the Attorney General’s Office was actively pursuing the case and had not concluded its inquiry.
The guidance provided by the Attorney General’s Office was rooted in the lack of evidence to substantiate the accusations of money laundering against Cecilia Dapaah.
He underscored that the decisions made by the office were based on legal considerations and were not swayed by external influences.
“Even most of the materials that the OSP relied on for its investigations were procured from the police or obtained from the Ghana Police Service. So how has the AG or the Office of the AG, by this letter, closed investigations? It is thus certainly not what the materials letter sought to suggest,” he said.