The new leadership of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has requested the reopening of the case involving former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah.
Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng confirmed this during a news briefing on Monday, June 2, 2025.
Mr. Agyebeng explained that EOCO requested the docket, and his office forwarded a duplicate of the case file for review and potential investigation.
“By a letter dated 14 May 2025, the new leadership of EOCO requested the OSP to forward the docket back to EOCO for a review and commencement of investigation. Under the cover of communication dated 29 May 2025, the OSP forwarded a duplicate docket of the case back to EOCO.
It is our considered opinion that the docket serves as a valuable background resource for EOCO to commence its own investigation in respect of aspects of the case the OSP does not have a direct mandate,” he stated.
Mr. Agyebeng pledged his office’s full support to EOCO in its review and possible further action.
He recalled that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) had opened an investigation in July 2023 into suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding large sums of money and other valuables linked to Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah and her associates.
“After nearly seven months of extensive investigation by the OSP and a parallel inquiry by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States, no direct and immediate evidence of corruption was found in respect of the seized funds and frozen bank accounts linked to Ms. Dapaah and her associates.
However, the investigation identified strong indications of suspected money laundering and structuring, beyond the direct mandate of the OSP,” he added.
He said that in January 2024, the OSP referred the case to EOCO to begin investigations into the suspected money laundering and structuring activities, which fall under EOCO’s mandate.
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