Cecilia Dapaah's Stolen Cash: Attorney-General Wades In With Announcement Case Docket Is Being Studied
- Deputy Attorney-General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has announced that the Cecilia Dapaah case is being studied
- He said the Department will come out with an opinion on the matter to guide the police on the way forward
- Alfred Tuah-Yeboah made the announcement when he spoke to Citi News on Thursday, July 27, 2023
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The Attorney-General's Department has announced that the case involving the former sanitation minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah's stolen cash is being studied keenly.
Deputy Attorney-General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has said although the Office of the Special Prosecutor is investigating the matter, the Department is studying the case docket to advise the state on the way forward.
“Within the shortest possible time, we will come out with an opinion on the matter, so that the police can carry on with what they are supposed to do" he said.
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He made the announcement when he spoke to Citi News on Thursday, July 27, 2023.
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"Fortunately, we have the original docket and we have all the statements taken from the people that were interrogated on the matter, and so we will examine everything and come out with a statement on it," he added.
Special Prosecutor storms Cecilia Dapaah's house
On Monday, July 24, officials of the Office of the Special Prosecutor stormed two residences of the embattled former minister huge sums of money allegedly stolen from her home.
According to the minister, $1 million, €300,000 and thousands of Ghana cedis were stolen from her home between July and October 2022 by her house helps.
The matter triggered questions about why the huge quantity of cash was stashed at her home.
Special Prosecutor remains tight-lipped about cash alleged found in former minister's home
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh has reported that the Office of the Special Prosecutor has failed to confirm or deny reports that even more cash has been found at the residence of Cecilia Dapaah.
The OSP released two statements on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, on the ongoing investigation but failed to speak on the cash allegedly found at the residence.
The OSP said in the statements that it will only brief the public after the investigations are concluded.
Adom-Otchere claims $800,000 of stolen money belonged to Cecilia Dapaah's late brother
Also, YEN.com.gh reported that Good Evening Ghana Host Paul Adom-Otchere has said large parts of the money stolen from Cecilia Dapaah did not belong to her.
Adom-Otchere claimed $800,000 of the stolen money belonged to the former minister's deceased brother.
The pro-government broadcaster also said €300,000 of the stolen money belonged to Dapaah's husband.
Cecilia Dapaah's hometown residents want her jailed
Two residents of Mpasatia, Cecilia Abena Dapaah's hometown in the Ashanti Region, want her jailed for hoarding cash at her home and not helping any youth in the town.
One resident said during a vox pop that if not for the stolen cash incident, he wouldn't know the minister came from the remote town.
Another resident the former minister's wealth and political appointment or influence never benefited the youth of the town.
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