Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng Report of Investigation into Alleged Bribery of Ghanaian Officials by Airbus SE   8 August 2024    1.0      Introduction   1.1 The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) presents this report on an investigation into alleged bribery of high-ranking Ghanaian officials by Airbus SE, through intermediaries, in respect of the sale of military transport aircraft by Airbus SE to the Republic of Ghana between 2009 and 2015. The investigation was conducted upon a referral by the President of the Republic.   1.2 This report has been heavily redacted in the interest of national security - especially in respect of the correspondence and deliberations involving the Presidency, Cabinet, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Defence, the Ghana Armed Forces, Airbus SE, and a subsidiary of Airbus SE.   1.3 This report is founded on sections 2 and 3 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) and regulation 31(1)(g) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (Operations) Regulations, 2018 (L.I. 2374).     2.0      Airbus SE   2.1 Airbus SE (Airbus) is a European multinational aerospace corporation. It designs and manufactures commercial aircraft, helicopters, defence, and space equipment and aircraft. It is one of the two largest manufacturers of commercial aircraft in the world (the other being The Boeing Company). It is registered in Leiden, Netherlands under the corporate law of the European Union, and its headquarters are located in the Occitanie region of France, near the ToulouseBlagnac Airport.            3.0      The Referral   3.1 By correspondence dated 2 February 2020 addressed to the Special Prosecutor, the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, communicated that he had been directed by the President of the Republic to refer to the OSP, allegations of bribery made against Ghanaian officials in an approved judgment of the Crown Court at Southwark in the United Kingdom, delivered on 31 January 2020 by the Rt.