The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has referred the Cecilia Dapaah case to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
The Special Prosecutor, Mr. Kissi Agyebeng announced this at a press conference in Accra on January 25.
“The Office has determined that the crime borders largely on money laundering, which falls within the mandate of EOCO,” he said.
The OSP 11 months ago, announced it was investigating the then Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah following reports that huge sums of money had been stolen from her residence by her domestic staff.
Cash sums ranging from 590,000 dollars and 2.7 million cedis were found at various residences belonging to Ms. Dapaah.
OSP withdraws motion to freeze, seize monies, assets of Cecilia Dapaah
Her bank accounts were also frozen but an attempt by the investigative body to obtain the blessings of the court was unsuccessful.
This, however, did not deter the OSP from holding on to the funds and attempting to get the court to confirm his actions.
The OSP on January 25, however announced it has decided to discontinue the case. The Office explains that it reached this conclusion following extensive collaborative investigations within and outside Ghana.
This has led it to conclude that the Economic and Organised Crime Office is best placed to look into the matter.
Meanwhile, an Accra High Court has ordered the OSP to release the seized cash to Ms Dapaah following the information to the Court about the discontinuation of the case.