I Promised To Hide His Identity – NPP MP On Alleged Attempt By Businessman To Bribe Majority
Kwame Andy Appiah-Kubi, the Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, has explained that he vowed to keep the identity of the businessman confidential in the alleged bribery attempt involving some lawmakers.
Speaking on TV3’s Key Points on Saturday, January 6, Appiah-Kubi stated that his primary intention in revealing the attempted bribery was to convey a clear message that legislators cannot be influenced through monetary inducements.
“I made a promise to him not to disclose his identity,” he affirmed during the interview.
Appiah-Kubi also criticized the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for their handling of the investigation into the bribery allegation.
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According to him, the OSP officials were unethical in their approach, engaging in confrontations during the interrogation process.
He highlighted an incident where they insisted he listen to an interview he had granted to Joy FM, deeming such actions as unprofessional and lacking courtesy.
“The OSP officials started fighting me, so I decided to remain silent. They had already come to me with a hostile attitude even in the precincts of Parliament, and they asked the other MPs who came to leave,” Appiah-Kubi explained.
He emphasized the need for ethical conduct in such investigations, asserting that the OSP officials failed to demonstrate the necessary courtesy to everyone involved.
The Special Prosecutor (SP), Kissi Agyebeng, directed the closure of the investigation into the bribery allegations made by Appiah-Kubi.
The MP had claimed that 80 Members of Parliament from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) were offered bribes by an unnamed businessman to withdraw their demand for the resignation of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
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The SP’s report stated that pursuing criminal proceedings against the identified suspect at that time would serve no useful purpose.
However, Agyebeng noted that the investigation could be reopened if circumstances and further facts warranted such action.
The directive to close the investigation was based on regulation 31(1)(g) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (Operations) Regulations, 2018.
