Kissi Agyebeng should be applauded for blowing whistle on money laundering – Kpebu
Private Legal Practitioner Martin Kpebu has said that the Special Prosecutor should be applauded for his efforts in the alleged money laundering case involving former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah.
According to him, Kissi Agyebeng could have kept quiet on Madam Dapaah’s case, but his hinting to the relevant institution, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), proves his dedication to the cause.
“If anything at all, we should be commending Kissi Agyebeng exceedingly. We should be giving a high round of applause to Kissi Agyebeng for blowing the whistle and saying that, hey[SIC], this thing looks like money laundering.
“You know, he could have just kept quiet. I am mandated to do corruption; I did not find corruption and corruption related, so the case is closed, but as he was saying case closed, he also said, but I see money laundering, so we have to applaud Kissi Agyebeng,” he said.
Mr Kpedu further argued that EOCO’s demand for additional information from the OSP to conduct investigations for potential prosecution of the crime of money laundering would make no difference because money laundering cases were different from corruption.
“Kissi Agyebeng and OSP were doing corruption and corruption-related [investigation]. They were not doing money laundering. So I like the example Edem Senanu likes giving; that somebody is being asked to investigate murder, so all his energy is towards murder investigations, then he is given the file that investigates assault, and you are saying he should give you the murder report for your assault, no!” he argued during a discussion on Joy News,
The legal practitioner added that if COP Addo-Danquah wanted to investigate Madam Dapaah, she could have used the statements handed to her.
The case has been a subject of public interest and scrutiny, with allegations surfacing regarding possible financial misconduct during Madam Dapaah’s tenure as sanitation minister.
It will be recalled that the OSP referred the former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah’s case to the EOCO.
After several months of extensive investigation, the OSP concluded that Madam Dapaah’s case was primarily about money laundering, not corruption.
However, EOCO returned Madam Dapaah’s docket following the advice of the Office of the Attorney General.
The Attorney General said the OSP did not furnish EOCO with the report on their investigations, which suggested that the former minister was involved in money laundering.