Airbus Scandal: OSP clears Mahama, former president's brother, others
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GhanaWeb
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has cleared former President John Dramani Mahama and his brother Samuel Adam Mahama of any wrongdoing after it investigated the Airbus Scandal. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra on Thursday, August 8, 2024, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, pointed out that the Airbus scandal would not have made headlines around the world if Mahama, who was identified as "Government Official One," was not involved in it. He said that Mahama had good intentions in the deal to acquire the aircraft in the Airbus deal for the country, adding that his outfit found no evidence of corruption against Mahama, his brother Samuel Adam Mahama, who was identified as Intermediary 5 in the scandal, or any of the accused.
"The OSP investigation found no evidence that former President Mahama was
involved or played any role in the procurement and maintenance of the agency
relationship between Airbus and Foster and his associates in respect of the
purchase by the Government of Ghana of military transport aircraft from
Airbus. And it appears to the OSP that the direct communications and meetings
between former President Mahama and officials of Airbus to close the deal were
actuated by good intentions on the part of the former," said Agyebeng. The Special Prosecutor added that it found no evidence that suggests that Adam Mahama and his associates were paid bribes to be transferred to Mahama.