Today, October 11, within the High Court Complex, Financial Court 2 is scheduled to convene for the purpose of reviewing an application presented by former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah. This application pertains to the seizure and freezing order initiated by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Furthermore, on the upcoming date of October 16, Financial Court 2 is set to hold a session to deliberate an application presented by the OSP. The purpose of this application is to request the court’s permission to submit a supplementary affidavit, which is intended to present additional evidence that has been uncovered in relation to Ms. Dapaah.
Cecilia Dapaah initiated an interlocutory injunction application against the OSP on the 10th of October. This application seeks to impede and prevent the Special Prosecutor from proceeding with its investigation and legal proceedings against her and her husband, Daniel Osei Kufuor, who face allegations of corruption and corruption-related crimes.
As per the court documents that have been obtained and sourced through citinewsroom.com, it becomes evident that the former Minister, Cecilia Dapaah, is also seeking the court’s intervention to compel the OSP to unfreeze her bank accounts, which have been subjected to a freezing order.
She is also asking the court to deem as arbitrary and unfair the seizure of money discovered in her Abelemkpe home and the refreezing of her bank accounts.
“A Declaration that the Respondent’s re-seizure of the money (initially seized from the Applicant’s home on 24/07/23) and re-freezing of Applicant’s bank accounts respectively on 5th September 2023 is unfair, unreasonable, capricious, arbitrary, and ultra vires the Respondent’s statutory powers under Act 959 relative to the constitutional provisions of Articles 23 and 296 of the Constitution, 1992.”
In July, it was revealed that Cecilia Dapaah’s two housekeepers were in court in Accra for allegedly stealing millions of Ghana Cedis’ worth of cash and other items.
She submitted to public pressure and announced her resignation from her position after receiving calls for her to step down and undergo an investigation On July 22, 2023.