George Krobea Asante & Andrew Dwomoh Osei
Two concerned citizens have asked the Special Prosecutor (SP), Kissi Agyebeng, to extend his investigations into ‘auction sales’ by the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority to cover the years 2009 to 2015.
The OSP has reportedly commenced investigations into suspected corruption and corruption-related offences in respect of auction sales of vehicles and other goods by the Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority between, covering the period July 1, 2016 to August 15, 2022.
A statement released by the OSP on August 19, 2022 had directed the Commissioner of the Customs Division to produce particulars and clear description of all auctioned items to the Office of the Special Prosecutor on or before 30th September, 2022.
The Special Prosecutor further directed the Commissioner of the Customs Division to immediately halt and discontinue all auction sales till the investigation is concluded.
2009 – 2015
Welcoming the news, George Krobea Asante and Andrew Dwomoh Osei, in a petition released yesterday, called on the OSP to predate the period of investigations to the Mills/Mahama administration.
“As people with considerable interest in and support for the work of the Special Prosecutor, and for an anti-corruption society generally, we petition, herein, your esteemed office to consider extending the period for the investigation to cover the years 2009 to 2015.
“This is important as there have been several allegations of corruption in relation to the auction sales within that period; notable amongst which is the famous Carl Wilson matter, where it was alleged that several auctioned cars were diverted without recourse to proper legal process,” portions of the petition read.
They further expressed firm belief that a lot of malpractices would be uncovered when serious attention is paid to their request.
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