The Office of the Special Prosecutor has declined a petition by the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) to investigate alleged acts of thievery and corruption hindering the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
The Office in a statement said “a review of your letter of complaint, however, has led this office to the conclusion that the facts and conjectures upon which you underpin your complaints do not raise any issues of corruption and corruption-related offences as narrowly defined under section 79 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) to warrant an investigation by this office.”
ASEPA, invoking Act 959 of the Special Prosecutor Act had alleged that audio circulating on social media purported to be a conversation between Environment Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong- Boateng and the Central Regional Vice-Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Ekow Ewusi, is enough evidence of alleged corrupt acts thwarting the fight against galamsey.
But, the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu disagreed.
Read statement from the Office of the Special Prosecutor below:
