The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has notified the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) to withdraw a Red Notice issued against persons named in the Airbus SE scandal.
This comes after the OSP said it was unable to establish any evidence of bribery against the individuals in the scandal after concluding its investigations.
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Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, August 8, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, said, “On 8 August 2024, the Special Prosecutor notified INTERPOL of the withdrawal of the Red Notice in respect of Samuel Adam Foster (also known as Samuel Adam Mahama), Philip Sean Middlemiss, Leanne Sarah Davis, and Sarah Furneaux.”
It will be recalled that the OSP requested to raise a Red Notice through INTERPOL for the arrest of Samuel Mahama, brother of former President John Dramani Mahama together with his accomplices, namely Sarah Furneaux, Sarah Leanne Davis and Philip Sean Middlemiss, who were all believed to be British.
The four individuals were being sought for their alleged roles in accepting and paying €3,909,756 as bribes on behalf of Airbus SE to some key Ghanaian public officials from 2009 to 2015.
A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.
According to INTERPOL, for the offence, the four persons are liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 25 years.
The Red Notice published by INTERPOL on July 10, on its public website, requested law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest the four individuals, pending their extradition to Ghana.
According to the summary of facts of the case as set out in the Red Notice, between 2009 and 2015, Airbus SE engaged Samuel Mahama and Mr. Middlemiss to accept and pay €3.9 million as a bribe to some Ghanaian public officials to approve the sale of three C-295 military aircraft to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).