OSP refers Cecilia Dapaah’s case to Economic and Organised Crime Office

The Special Prosecutor, Mr. Kissi Agyebeng, announced this at a press conference in Accra on January 25. “The Office has determined that the crime borders largely on money laundering, which falls within the mandate of EOCO,” he said.

Her bank accounts were also frozen, but an attempt by the investigative body to obtain the blessings of the court was unsuccessful.

This, however, did not deter the OSP from holding on to the funds and attempting to get the court to confirm his actions.

However, the OSP announced on January 25 that it had decided to discontinue the case. The Office explains that it reached this conclusion following extensive collaborative investigations within and outside Ghana

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This has led it to conclude that the Economic and Organized Crime Office is best positioned to investigate the matter.

Meanwhile, an Accra High Court has ordered the OSP to release the seized cash to Ms Dapaah following the information given to the Court about the discontinuation of the case.