The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has disclosed that the new leadership of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), under the leadership of Raymond Archer, has asked for the docket on the case involving the former Minister of Sanitation, Cecilia Dapaah. According to Mr. Agyebeng, the Office of the Special Prosecutor has subsequently released the docket to EOCO.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) commenced investigation in July 2023 in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding large amounts of money and other valuable items involving Ms. Cecilia Abena Dapaah and her associates.
After nearly seven months of extensive investigation, the OSP found no direct and immediate evidence of corruption but identified strong indications of suspected money laundering and structuring.
In January 2024, the OSP referred the case to EOCO for commencement of investigation into the identified indications of suspected money laundering and structuring.
However, EOCO returned the entire docket back to the OSP in May 2024, citing that they did not have a mandate to commence investigations into the matter since it could not premise its investigation on any predicate offence.
The new leadership of EOCO has now requested the OSP to forward the docket back to EOCO for a review and commencement of investigation.
The OSP has complied with the request and released the docket to EOCO. Mr. Agyebeng stated that the OSP would lend its full collaborative support to EOCO in its review and investigation and probable further action.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com
