Dr. Justice Edem Srem-Sai, the Deputy Attorney-General, has said the A-G’s office is working with United States counterparts to fish out the Ghanaian officials implicated in power plant bribery scheme involving a Turkish energy firm and Government of Ghana.
In a post on his X account on Saturday, August 8, 2026, Dr. Srem-Sai said the move follows the conviction of Kwaku Asante Berko by United States authorities.
“The Honourable Attorney-General is working with his United States counterparts to bring to book persons who are implicated in the bribery scheme related to the 2014-2017 power plant development contract between a Turkish energy company and the Government.
“This follows ASANTE KWAKU BERKO’s conviction by a United States federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, on charges of conspiracy to violate the United States’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other related laws,” he wrote on his X.
On August 6, 2026, a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, convicted Asante Kwaku Berko for conspiring to pay and paying more than $1m in bribes between 2014 – 2015 to multiple Ghanaian officials in connection with the development and financing of a power plant in Ghana under a deal between Ghana and Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S., a Turkish energy company and Goldman Sachs client.
In a public notice issued Monday, August 10, 2026, the Office of the Special Prosecutor in Ghana (OSP) said it provided investigation and evidentiary assistance to the FBI through Ghana’s established mutual legal assistance framework.
The involvement, the OSP said, has been acknowledged by the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) as providing “significant assistance to this prosecution”.
Berko faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. The sentence will be handed down on November 10, 2026.
According to the OSP, the case highlights the effectiveness of international cooperation in combating cross-border corruption crimes.
It said the cooperation between the FBI and the OSP on this case occurred behind the scenes, and its “public outcome of a successful prosecution is a testament to the importance of mutual legal assistance.”
