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AKSA Energy deal: Bribery offences not time-barred, assets can be recovered – Ayikoi Otoo
He explained that a court could order the confiscation of assets and seek to recover funds or benefits that the state may have lost as a result of the alleged corruption.
The former Attorney General said the courts could, where the applicable legal requirements are satisfied, make orders requiring an individual to refund money or for property connected to the proceeds of an offence to be confiscated.
His comments follow the conviction of former Tema Oil Refinery Managing Director, Asante Kwaku Berko, by a United States court over a bribery scheme linked to a power plant deal involving Ghana.
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