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Lawyer for Anas Aremeyaw Anas\u2019 Tiger Eye P.I., Sammy Darko, says the Criminal Investigations Department should not have investigated corruption claims levelled against the former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining,"},"modified":"2019-07-23T07:45:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T07:45:26","slug":"cid-overburdened-should-focus-on-suales-killers-takoradi-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/23\/cid-overburdened-should-focus-on-suales-killers-takoradi-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"CID overburdened; should focus on Suale’s killers, Takoradi Girls"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lawyer for Anas Aremeyaw Anas\u2019 Tiger Eye P.I., Sammy Darko, says the Criminal Investigations Department should not have investigated corruption claims levelled against the former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Charles Bissue especially when his outfit had petitioned the Special Prosecutor over the matter.<\/p>\n

According to him, the police should have focused on some unresolved cases before them instead of delving into the matter which is being probed by the Office of the Special Prosecutor.<\/p>\n

On Citi TV\u2019s The Point of View<\/strong>, Mr. Darko cited the murder of Tiger Eye P.I. journalist, Ahmed Hussein Suale and the missing Takoradi girls as some of the unresolved cases the CID could prioritize.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe police CID, for want of a better word, is overburdened. For instance, the gruesome murder of Ahmed Hussein Suale; the police have to investigate that. We have supplied them with all the information they need including a tape of a suspect. All these, they have on their hands. They need to investigate. The Takoradi girls [also]. They have so many matters to investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Darko\u2019s comments on the matter come after the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, condemned interference in his office\u2019s investigation of Mr. Bissue after being petitioned by Tiger Eye P.I.<\/p>\n

In a documentary released by Tiger Eye PI, Mr. Bissue was seen taking money to help an unlicensed company carry out mining operations.<\/p>\n

But the CID\u00a0exonerated Mr. Bissue of the corruption claims after a separate investigation which Tiger Eye P.I. condemned<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Mr. Darko insisted that the Special Prosecutor was the only body \u201cproperly mandated to investigate politically exposed persons.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He said Tiger Eye P.I. would have petitioned the CID if only Mr. Bissue was saddled with the corruption allegations.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut we realised that there were other people like Thomas Andy Owusu, who is not a public officer\u2026 he is linked to the Ashanti Regional NPP chairman.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are people who are not public officers but who have engaged in corruption. In that matter, the police cannot investigate. The OSP is the best-suited person to investigate,\u201d Mr. Darko said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n