The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has revived the case involving former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, who is implicated in the Airbus scandal. The OSP has announced its collaboration with authorities from the United States, the United Kingdom, and INTERPOL under the mutual legal assistance regime. They aim to initiate an international arrest warrant for questioning certain individuals, including Ibrahim Mahama, the brother of the former president.
According to asaaseradio.com, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, stated that Ghanaian authorities seek to question four British nationals, including Samuel Adam Mahama, regarding their alleged involvement in bribing Ghanaian officials during the purchase of aircraft from Airbus SE, a multinational aerospace corporation.
John Mahama and others mentioned in the case are being investigated for their roles in the sale and acquisition of military aircraft for Ghana. The Office of the Special Prosecutor’s half-year report, published on July 4, 2023, highlighted allegations of bribery related to the sale of three aircraft intended for Ghana’s military.
Airbus SE admitted to employing Ibrahim Mahama as a consultant during his brother’s presidency, John Dramani Mahama. The 2019 report, made public by Airbus, revealed that the company agreed to pay a record-breaking $4 billion fine to settle bribery and corruption allegations across multiple countries, including Ghana.
The allegations indicate that Airbus SE made bribe payments to individuals in Ghana between 2009 and 2015 in exchange for securing contracts related to the sale and purchase of military aircraft. A report by The Sun newspaper in the UK claimed that former President Mahama had connections with intermediaries who facilitated the bribery payments to key government officials during his tenure as Vice President under the administration of John Evans Ata Mills.
The OSP’s mandate entails investigating corruption and corruption-related offenses committed by individuals in both the public and private sectors.
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