AG’s office has not cleared Cecilia Dapaah of corruption – Godfred Dame replies critics

Attorney General Godfred Dame has stated that neither his department nor the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) cleared former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah of corruption allegations.

The Attorney General revealed that he advised EOCO against conducting money laundering investigations into Cecilia Dapaah's affairs, considering it unnecessary.

And that is not me stating this, this is the OSP himself clearing Madam Cecelia Dapaah.

“The record must reflect the point that the OSP, with the mandate to investigate corruption and corruption-related offences, after conducting an elaborate inquiry cleared Madam Cecilia Dapaah of corruption.

This clarification follows concerns raised by Ghanaians and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) after the Attorney General and Minister of Justice recommended that EOCO not pursue money laundering investigations into Cecilia Dapaah's activities.

The Attorney General's office revealed that the file given to EOCO included only the OSP’s letter forwarding the file, the action diary, statements from the investigation, and correspondence from the OSP to entities like the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and banks.

The Attorney General determined that the OSP's request to EOCO for money laundering investigations into Cecilia Dapaah’s dealings was unfounded.