The Deputy Attorney-General, Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, says several corruption cases arising from the ORAL Committee’s report have progressed to court, with some trials already underway.
He revealed on the KeyPoints, that Out of the 4,717 complaints captured in the committee’s report, cases considered substantial after review were forwarded to investigative agencies and are now at different stages of prosecution.
One of the major cases is the Sky Train case, involving two accused persons.
“In the Sky Train case, we went to court in June. The first prosecution witness is almost done with his testimony,” he said on January 10.
Another case currently in court is the EDIF case, which initially involved four accused persons but has since reduced to three.
The second prosecution witness is nearing completion of testimony.
Dr. Srem-Sai also confirmed ongoing prosecutions relating to the National Service Secretariat, with multiple strands under investigation.
“There are two or three strands of the National Service case. Some of them are already in court.”
On illegal mining, he revealed that three separate cases are pending against a former Minerals Commission Chief Executive.
“There are three cases against him currently.”
One of the accused persons who had been on the run has now been arrested and is expected to be arraigned before court.
“He was at large when we started the case, but he was arrested last week and will be arraigned next week.”
The Deputy Attorney-General also disclosed details of a major tax evasion and overpricing case, involving alleged losses running into tens of millions of cedis.
“The tax evasion aspect alone is about 23 million Ghana cedis, and we believe it could be more.”
He further revealed that an additional overpricing component in the same case is estimated at 80 million cedis, with investigators treating the actions as deliberate.
“Our view is that it was intentional.”
Dr. Srem-Sai added that some companies involved have written to the Ghana Revenue Authority proposing to return equipment and funds, an action he says strengthens the state’s case.
Several other cases, including the Akpaloo case, are also before the courts, while investigations continue into matters not originally captured in the ORAL report.
By Christabel Success Treve
