A political analyst and a financial engineer Mr Alex Emmanuel Nti has stipulated that the Special Prosecutor must investigate and prosecute individuals whose names have appeared in the IMCIM report.
Speaking on Plan B FM’s EBAANOSEN with Ohene Kinnah, the political analyst explained that, if the special prosecutor wants to help the fight against illegal mining activities he should also call individuals who have been captured by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) instead of chasing the committee members.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has declared the former secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, wanted.
In a notice shared on social media, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the OSP stated that Charles Bissue is being wanted regarding issues pertaining to his work on the dissolved IMCIM.
The notice which was titled “Wanted by the OSP” has a picture of Charles Bissue and his full name Charles Cromwell Nanabayin Onuawonto Bissue.
The alleged offences he was declared wanted for include: “corruption-related offences regarding the activities and expenditure of the dissolved Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), especially in respect of the seizure and management of excavators, machinery, road vehicles, and gold nuggets; and use of public office for profit”.
The OSP’s declaration comes after reports it had secured a warrant for the arrest of the former secretary to the IMCIM.
Meanwhile, the former chairman of IMCIM and former Minister of Science and Technology, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, was arrested on May 16, 2023, in relation to some corruption allegations in the work of the IMCIM.
Prof Frimpong-Boateng was granted a GH¢2 million bail by the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
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