Former Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, has reacted to the 15 new corruption-related charges he has been slapped with by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
In a statement sighted by GhanaWeb, Charles Bissue said that the charges which were filed against him and one Andy Thomas Owusu had to do with the allegation against him in the 2019 "Galamsey Fraud" documentary by Tiger Eye PI.
He said that while he welcomes the decision of the OSP, all the allegations against him are unfounded and will be challenged in court. "The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has filed a writ seeking to initiate prosecution against me and Mr Andy Thomas Owusu on charges, including the alleged misuse of public office for profit and corruption.
This case pertains to the widely publicised 'Galamsey Fraud' investigation, as documented in the 2019 Tiger Eye PI report, which has been the subject of public discourse for several years. "For the record, I categorically assert that I have always acted in full compliance with both the legal and ethical obligations of the office I held and the laws of the Republic of Ghana.
