The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) says attempts by the Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) “to smear the former President of an unwarranted corruption tag flies in the face of ethical investigation processes, it undermines rules of law and the fundamental human rights of the persons involved.”
The OSP has identified former president John Dramani Mahama as the Government Official 1 (GO1) in the Airbus Scandal but cleared him of any wrongdoing.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, August 8, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng also confirmed the brother of the former president, Samuel Mahama, as intermediary 5.
ASEPA in a statement issued on Thursday noted that “The OSP has a responsibility to rise above partisanship and needless politicisation of the fight against corruption. This is the only way it can instil confidence and public trust in the work of the OSP.”
It added “This is extremely shameful and reprehensible!!”
READ THE FULL STATEMENT FROM ASEPA HERE
Immediate Release
8th August, 2024
ASEPA RUBBISHES OSP’s EXONERATION OF AIRBUS
The Actions of the OSP in deciding to ascribe names to un-named persons in the Airbus scandal when the American and British investigations decided to out of ethical conduct conceal the identities of such individuals is extremely reckless and tantamount to needless politicization of the investigative process.
Even more so when the OSP’s own investigations confirm no act of wrongdoing on the part of any of those individuals, it is extremely political and of no normative value to name persons who have not committed any crime.
This attempt to smear the former President of an unwarranted corruption tag flies in the face of ethical investigation processes, it undermines rules of law and the fundamental human rights of the persons involved.
The OSP has a responsibility to rise above partisanship and needlessly politicization of the fight against corruption. This is the only way it can instil confidence and public trust in the work of the OSP.
This is extremely shameful and reprehensible!!
Signed
Mensah Thompson
Executive Director, ASEPA
