Ghana’s Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has urged the public to trust the office’s findings in the case against Former minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah.
There have been different reports about the theft scandal that took place at Madam Dapaah’s house from the police, the Attorney General’s office, and the complainant, Madam Dapaah but Mr. Tuah-Yebaoh insists that the Attorney General’s report is the only one to be regarded among all those that have been published on the matter.
The Deputy Attorney General stated on The Probe, “For now, believe our report, subject to the investigations of the police. Because the report that we issued is based on the information the police provided to us, We’ve asked them to go back and do further work.”
Mr. Tuah-Yebaoh stated that the Attorney General’s Office does not carry out investigations and relies on data provided by the police, so any inconsistencies in the report would be a result of flaws in the police’s work.
“Our work, the materials that we used, we were not the ones who prepared those primary materials. So, our advice is based on the work done by the police. So, on our side, we cannot be blamed because we worked on information given to us by the police… And if indeed there is a matter pending in the juvenile court, that will be the first place to concede that our advice may not be complete without having access to that particular docket. So, we need it, and we’ll get access to it,” he stated.
He then reassured Ghanaians that the Attorney General’s involvement in the case is not due to a desire to hide any potential evidence.
“We are just waiting for the police to conduct their investigations, there is no attempt whatsoever to cover up. It’s a genuine quest to ensure that we get to the bottom of this case and nothing else,” reassured.
Mr. Tuah-Yeboah went on to say that the former Sanitation Minister would be charged with money laundering if it turned out that the funds in the theft case belonged solely to Madam Dapaah, as the Attorney General would be required to do so under the country’s money laundering laws.
