The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged former Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue; and Andy Thomas Owusu with 15 counts of corruption-related offences.
The charges filed at the High Court (Criminal Division) in Accra on April 28, 2025, allege that between January and February 2019, while serving as IMCIM Secretary, Charles Bissue allegedly accepted a total of GH₵35,000 from one Benjamin Adjapong, directly and through Owusu, to fast-track the renewal of an expired mining license for ORR Resources Enterprise.
According to court documents sighted by GhanaWeb on Monday, April 28, 2025, Charles Bissue faces nine counts, including Using Public Office for Profit under Section 179C(a) of Act 29 for receiving GH₵15,000 on January 22, GH₵10,000 on January 30, and another GH₵10,000 on February 8 to bypass IMCIM vetting processes.
He is also charged with Corruption by a Public Officer under Sections 239(1) and (3) of Act 29 (as amended by Act 1034) for accepting bribes to influence official duties.
