EOCO hits back at OSP over Cecilia Dapaah’s money laundering case

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has refuted allegations from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) regarding its failure to request findings on the money laundering case involving former Sanitation minister, Cecilia Dapaah.

Samuel Appiah Darko, the Director of Strategy, Research, and Communications at the OSP, revealed that EOCO has already returned Cecilia’s docket, citing a lack of interest in investigating the scandal.

However, EOCO has labelled OSP’s claims as an “undue misrepresentation of facts” in a statement.

“In view of the intense public interest generated by the instant matter, and to correct the undue misrepresentation of facts, EOCO would like to set the records straight.

Following receipt of the “referral” by the OSP on 25th January 2024, EOCO by a letter dated 1st February 2024 signed by the Deputy Executive Director (Operations), Abdulai Bashiru Dapilah, requested the Special Prosecutor for “a copy of the findings on the case to facilitate” EOCO’s investigations.

“EOCO’s letter of 1st February 2024 was received at the Front Desk of the Office of the Special Prosecutor by a Field Desk Officer II, Solomon Tetteh, who duly signed for the letter at 9.52 a.m!

Basintale assured that as soon as he received clearance from the SP the report would be released to EOCO to assist in investigations