Source: newsthemegh.com
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has been invited by the Special Prosecutor because of his report on illegal mining (galamsey) activities in Ghana.
The claims made in the aforementioned report, which are the topic of a heated national debate, will be investigated by the Office with assistance from the Frimpong-Boateng.
This is in accordance with a press release released on May 4 by Professor Frimpong-Boateng.
The Professor pledged that he would help the Special Prosecutor resolve any issues that were brought up in the report.
“Earlier today, I received a letter from the Office of the Special Prosecutor inviting me to work with the Office “as a person necessary for the investigation” into alleged corruption and offenses related to corruption in relation to the operations and expenses of the disbanded Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM).
The statement read, “I have officially indicated my readiness to attend the invitation and to help the OSP in its activities.
Former Minister Frimpong-Boateng charged many New Patriotic Party (NPP) Jubilee House employees with engaging in unlawful small-scale mining in a March 2021 report delivered to President Akufo-Addo via his chief of staff.
The accusations made against some of the mentioned officials have been refuted in remarks that they have released.