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Martin Amidu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has expressed reservations over the decision of the Police CID to probe the corruption allegations leveled against the secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee"},"modified":"2019-07-23T04:17:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T04:17:46","slug":"galamsey-fraud-lets-see-who-will-stop-me-on-bissues-case-amidu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/23\/galamsey-fraud-lets-see-who-will-stop-me-on-bissues-case-amidu\/","title":{"rendered":"Galamsey Fraud: Let\u2019s See Who Will Stop Me On Bissue\u2019s Case \u2013 Amidu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Martin Amidu<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has expressed reservations over the decision of the Police CID to probe the corruption allegations leveled against the secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee against Illegal Mining Charles Bissue.<\/p>\n

It comes after the CID cleared Mr. Bissue of any wrongdoing despite the video evidence submitted by Anas Aremeyaw Anas to back his claims.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Bissue was not found to be culpable of any offense, a parallel investigation by the office of Special Prosecutor is however still ongoing,\u201d the Graphic quoted the police report as saying.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Mr. Amidu said the decision by the Minister of Environment to refer the matter to the police despite the fact that his office was investigating it amounts to an interference in his work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe point is, as far as I am concerned, the police have no jurisdiction in the matter, and no minister can refer cases which belong to me to them. The President said he was appointing me so that there won\u2019t be political interference, so, why will a minister bypass me and refer a case to the police?<\/p>\n

My investigators will handle it. When they are ready, they will give the dockets to us as prosecutors, we\u2019ll assess it and we\u2019ll make a decision. And then I\u2019ll see who will stop me,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

Undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in a 14-day investigation into the activities of the Committee had Bissue compromising his integrity having accepted cash to facilitate the issuance of license among others.<\/p>\n

Other security officers were also caught on tape receiving bribes to allow illegal miners to operate contrary to their core mandate to stop galamsey.<\/p>\n

Below is Mr Amidu\u2019s narration:<\/p>\n

We commenced investigations but before I could invite the suspect, I read a newspaper publication in which Charles Bissue said that the CID was investigating his case and that the complainant should go there and make their evidence. So, I wrote to the Director-General of the CID to tell her that the offences of corruption have been apportioned to the Office of the Special Prosecutor. We have been petitioned, we have indicated that we are going to begin investigations, there shouldn\u2019t be duplicity of our efforts, so, she should stop it.<\/p>\n

She writes to me to say she\u2019s been instructed by the Minister of Environment, who is the Chairman of that organisation [IMCIM] and the Ministry for the Interior to investigate. So, investigations continued.<\/p>\n

I wrote objecting very strongly and then I began the investigations. I wrote to the Chief of Staff to release Bissue. A statement was taken from him. Andy was invited. A statement was taken from him. We have by then taken a statement from the complainant, who came here with his lawyers. There was a video which was sent. I haven\u2019t watched it because I\u2019m not the investigator. I don\u2019t get involved in this. I don\u2019t know what was written to the investigators and the docket hasn\u2019t reached where it will come to me. They viewed it with everybody there and I\u2019m sure whosoever came must have viewed it and the investigators are dealing with the matter.<\/p>\n

There are some knotty points which have to be trashed out before the docket will be brought to us because the complainant has given a statement. Mr Anas Aremeyaw Anas sent us a letter a few days ago that he wanted to be a witness and I told him I couldn\u2019t guarantee the conditions under which he wanted to be a witness but he could bring a written statement. He came for statement forms. He is to submit them. When all that is done \u2013 because the complainant and the suspects have all given evidence, the material which is the video is there, I don\u2019t know what it says \u2013 [and] when we\u2019ve gone through that process, we shall make a decision whether there\u2019s a corruption offence committed or not.<\/p>\n

So, the case is with us. I\u2019ve told the CID that they don\u2019t have jurisdiction. I\u2019ve written to the Minister for the Interior, I\u2019ve copied the Jubilee House, and said that we cannot concurrently investigate it. You either want to set up an office to investigate corruption or when it suits you, you send it to the police. So, the matter is being investigated by us. When the docket is brought up, we shall make a decision whether or not there\u2019s a case to answer.<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t investigate a case when you haven\u2019t heard both sides and this is not the first time this type of obstruction, which I\u2019ve referred to in my write-up, is happening. People choose to interfere with my corruption investigations when they think it doesn\u2019t suit them but we have to do a professional work \u2013 impartially. I have been brought here to do a job and that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to do.<\/p>\n

And the police know that I\u2019ve told them they can\u2019t do it. And the Minister for the Interior knows that I\u2019ve told him that for them to direct the police to do it is a political decision. If I\u2019ve been set up to investigate without political direction, why will politicians send the case to the police when they know I\u2019m supposed to handle it? We either want to set up the Office of the Special Prosecutor or we don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve told you I wrote to the Director-General, CID, that it wasn\u2019t her jurisdiction. I\u2019ve written to the Minister for the Interior. I\u2019ve copied the Presidency. I wrote to the Chief of Staff to release Bissue, and I asked that\u201d \u2018Treat a crime as a crime, I don\u2019t care who is involved\u2019.<\/p>\n

The point is, as far as I am concerned, the police have no jurisdiction in the matter, and no minister can refer cases which belong to me to them. The President said he was appointing me so that there won\u2019t be political interference, so, why will a minister bypass me and refer a case to the police?<\/p>\n

My investigators will handle it. When they are ready, they will give the dockets to us as prosecutors, we\u2019ll assess it and we\u2019ll make a decision. And then I\u2019ll see who will stop me.<\/p>\n

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