OSP cleared Cecilia Dapaah after investigations – Godfred Dame

This is despite the fact that the Attorney General advised EOCO against conducting money laundering investigations into the affairs of the former minister.

OSP’s letter announcing the discontinuation of Cecilia Dapaah’s corruption case and transferring investigations to EOCO for a money laundering case

This comes after Ghanaians and CSOs expressed concerns after the Attorney General and Minister of Justice advised the EOCO against initiating money laundering investigations into the dealings of former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah.

The Attorney General concluded that the request by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to EOCO for money laundering investigations into Cecilia Dapaah’s affairs lacked merit.

The Attorney General’s office emphasised that the key to pursuing money laundering investigations is the capacity to prove that financial gains were obtained from criminal proceeds arising from unlawful activity.

But, the Attorney General insisted that the scope within which the Special Prosecutor invited the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to initiate a money laundering case against Madam Dapaah, was very limited.

“The public must understand clearly that the OSP only gave a narrow remit to EOCO to investigate for money laundering in respect of the funds that were allegedly transferred into the country.”