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Private Legal Practitioner Martin Kpebu has rejected the Attorney General\u2019s advice to halt the money laundering probe into former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah.<\/p>\n

Kpebu contends that the AG\u2019s advice lacks a legal basis, labelling it \u201cfalse and not grounded in law.\u201d<\/p>\n

He asserts that the AG\u2019s requirement of a predicate offence for prosecution against Dapaah is \u201cincorrect.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Attorney General\u2019s office, on May 1, recommended the Economic and Organized Office not to pursue money laundering investigations against Dapaah.<\/p>\n

This recommendation followed the Special Prosecutor\u2019s office\u2019s conclusion that the discovery of over 1 million dollars in Dapaah\u2019s residence was outside its jurisdiction, instead suggesting money laundering inquiries.<\/p>\n

On Citi TV\u2019s The Big Issue, Kpebu argued that Dapaah\u2019s inability to account for her wealth warranted the AG\u2019s intervention.<\/p>\n

He urged the AG to retract its communication to EOCO.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe letter is a huge mistake, a faux pas, that was a wrong step because the letter is not grounded in law. The AG is insisting that you need a predicate offence before you can prosecute someone for money laundering, but that is not correct, it\u2019s false, we have changed the law. There\u2019s a new law, for us in Ghana, that says no need for predicate offence.<\/p>\n

\u201cCecilia Dapaah cannot explain her source of money, if you take her to court, she\u2019s guilty. The Attorney General\u2019s letter is so bad that it has to be withdrawn. The AG has to be humble, we all don\u2019t know it all, if the AG has gotten it wrong, he should just accept his mistake. He cannot win every case,\u201d he told host Selorm Adonoo.<\/p>\n

The Attorney General\u2019s review also indicated no findings of corruption against Dapaah by the OSP.<\/p>\n

However, the Attorney General\u2019s stance is that money laundering charges hinge on profits from illegal activities.<\/p>\n

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