The Office of the Attorney General (AG) has officially declared that there are insufficient grounds to pursue a money laundering investigation against Cecilia Dapaah, the former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, and her spouse.
This decision follows a thorough review of the case initiated by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) based on a referral from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
The OSP initially raised concerns about corruption allegations against Cecilia Dapaah and her husband after their domestic staff reportedly stole significant sums of money and valuables from their residence.
However, after examining the evidence, Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng determined that there was not enough legal basis for prosecution and redirected the case to EOCO.
In response to EOCO’s request for direction, the AG’s office highlighted the lack of conclusive evidence of money laundering in the OSP’s referral documents.
The Attorney General, Godfred Dame, emphasised that crucial details, such as collaborative investigations with international security agencies like the FBI, were missing from the OSP’s submission.
The AG’s letter to EOCO, obtained by GhanaWeb, stated, “The OSP’s referral to EOCO for investigations into money laundering is without basis, as there is no identification of criminality associated with the retrieved properties from the suspects.”
This development marks the conclusion of the investigation into the allegations against Cecilia Dapaah and her husband regarding money laundering.