SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FREEZES ACCOUNT OF CECILIA DAPAA
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has frozen some accounts of the former Minister for Water Resources and Sanitation, Cecilia Abena Dapaah.
Former Minister for Sanitation and Waters Resources, Cecilia Dapaah
According to court records, the OSP has submitted a request to confiscate the funds uncovered during the search of the residence. While the OSP possesses the power to temporarily freeze accounts associated with a person under investigation, an extension of this measure requires approval from the court.
In a related development, two additional individuals have been apprehended in connection with the incident involving the former Minister, during which a million dollars was stolen from her residence in Accra by some domestic staff.
Minister-designate for Sanitation and Waters Resources, Cecilia Dapaah
During a session held at the Accra Circuit Court under the jurisdiction of Judge Afia Owusu Appiah on August 2, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Emmanuel Nyamekye, the prosecutor in the case, disclosed that two additional suspects have been apprehended in connection with the purported theft of valuable items and money from the dwelling of former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, and her spouse, Mr. Daniel Osei Kuffour.
Before this, Patience Botwe, aged 18, and Sarah Agyei, aged 30, had already faced charges of conspiracy to commit a crime and five counts of theft in relation to the incident. Furthermore, Benjamin Sowah, Kwaku Botwe, and Malik Dauda were also accused of dishonestly receiving the allegedly stolen funds.
The central figures in the case, Patience Botwe and Sarah Agyei, were charged with pilfering personal belongings belonging to Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah. The stolen items encompassed a variety of clothes valued at GH¢95,000, handbags, perfumes, and jewelry with a combined worth of US$95,000. Moreover, Ms. Botwe was accused of absconding with six pieces of Kente cloth valued at GH¢90,000 and six sets of men's suits worth US$3,000, which were the property of the former minister's husband.
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