OccupyGhana seeks legal advice to compel OSP to disclose name of businessman who attempted to bribe MPs
Pressure group, OccupyGhana is seeking legal advise on how it can compel the Special Prosecutor to disclose the name of the said Ghanaian rich businessman who reportedly attempted to bribe some members of the Majority caucus in Parliament during their agitation in 2022, for the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to resign or be sacked.
”We have instructed our lawyers to advise whether we and Ghanaians have the constitutional right to information, to the name of the businessman, which the OSP inexplicably redacted from the report. If we receive advice that we are entitled to that information, we will commence the relevant proceedings under the Right to Information Act to compel the OSP to reveal the name,” the group said in a press statement issued on Friday, January 6, 2024.
The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) in its report on the investigation into the alleged attempted bribery of members of the majority caucus of the Parliament of Ghana said even though witnesses who appeared before investigators did not disclose the name of the said businessman, the OSP on its own was able to get information and the name of the said wealthy businessman.
However, in its report, the OSP did not disclose the name of the said businessman.