{"id":1098183,"date":"2022-05-24T22:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T22:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/24\/special-prosecutor-charges-failed-juaben-mce-sarfo-kantanka-with-corruption-politics\/"},"modified":"2022-05-24T22:01:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T22:01:00","slug":"special-prosecutor-charges-failed-juaben-mce-sarfo-kantanka-with-corruption-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/24\/special-prosecutor-charges-failed-juaben-mce-sarfo-kantanka-with-corruption-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Prosecutor Charges Failed Juaben MCE Sarfo-Kantanka With Corruption | Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Office of the Special Prosecutor has charged the failed nominee for the position of Chief Executive of Juaben Municipal Assembly, Alexander Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka with Twenty-Six (26) counts of corruption.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2021, the Juaben MCE nominee went berser after he was rejected by assembly members at the end of an exercise for his confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>He was captured in a secretly filmed video, demanding a refund of the bribe money he allegedly paid to some assembly members.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Special Prosecutor\u2019s findings, Mr. Sarfo-Kantanka gifted the elected members of the Assembly GH\u00a25,000 each.<\/p>\n<p>He is said to have also gifted the Government appointed members GHS2,500 each to influence their conduct in the performance of their duty as voters.<\/p>\n<p>After looking into the matter, the Special Prosecutor has charged and processed Alexander Sarfo-Kantanka for court.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release signed by Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, it has been announced that the embattled MCE is facing 26 counts of corruption.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged the nominee for the position of Chief Executive of Juaben Municipal Assembly, Alexander Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka with Twenty-Six (26) counts of corruption in respect of a public election &#8211; arising out of two public elections conducted in September and November 2021 for the confirmation or otherwise of his nomination,\u201d<\/em> parts of the Special Prosecutor press release reads.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Mr. Sarfo-Kantanka will be arraigned before the High Court (Criminal Division), Kumasi on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-133 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/586311631_940430.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1021\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: Peacefmonline.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. 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In November 2021, the Juaben MCE nominee went berser after he was rejected by assembly members at the end of an exercise for his confirmation. 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