In a recent development regarding the Cecilia Dapaah case, Constitutional Lawyer Kwame Adofo has criticized the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for the challenges faced in handling the matter.
Adofo expressed concerns that the integrity of this “significant case” is at risk of being compromised due to the OSP’s failure to conduct thorough investigations and submit proper reports before alleging that the millions found in Cecilia Dapaah’s office and home constitute laundered money.
“The Special prosecutor was asked to submit his report on the investigation conducted that says her money is laundered, but he couldn’t provide that report because no investigation was conducted,” he told Nana Yaa Brefo and Isaac Ekow JB, Yen Nsempa, Onua FM.
Elaborating on this, he explained, “The law states that as a Special Prosecutor, if you investigate and see that the money is tainted money, he has 7 days to go to court and report the issue immediately for the needed actions to be taken but the OSP did not do this. He waited for more than 14 days before even going to court, meaning the laws he is supposed to work with, he did not comply with it, he faulted it.”
Mr Adofo further revealed that upon realizing the mishandling of the case, the OSP resorted to alleging “money laundering” and transferred the case to the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) as a cover-up.
Explaining this he said, “The law states that as a Special Prosecutor, if you investigate and see that the money is tainted money, he has 7 days to go to court and report the issue immediately for the needed actions to be taken but the OSP did not do this. He waited for more than 14 days before even going to court, meaning the laws he is supposed to work with, he did not comply with it, he faulted it.”
Adding that “because he delayed, the Court told him he has faulted hence the OSP had no case and had to return the millions of money to Cecilia Dapaah, and he did not appeal to the Court either.”