Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), and six other people have been formally charged with corruption and corruption-related offences by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Corruption and offences related to the administration and performance of contracts between the state and SML are included in the 78 counts of charges.
This comes after President John Mahama ordered on October 31 that all contracts pertaining to SML be immediately cancelled.
The judgement was made soon after the OSP said that it had finished looking into the transactions, which had garnered a lot of criticism and public attention.
Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng stated at a news conference on Thursday, October 30, that the inquiry found significant evidence of financial irregularities involving important personnel from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Ministry of Finance, and others associated with SML.
Ernest Akore, the former Chef de Cabinet to the Finance Minister; former GRA Commissioners General Emmanuel Kofi Nti and Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah; Isaac Crentsil, the former GRA Commissioner of the Customs Division and later General Manager of SML; and Kwadwo Damoah, the former Commissioner of the Customs Division and current Member of Parliament for Jaman South, are among those anticipated to face charges, according to Mr. Agyebeng.
Source: newsthemegh.com