In Accra High Court has adjourned the case brought against the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Tiger Eye P.I. by former Presidential Staffer and one-time Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Charles Bissue to March 13, 2023.
This was after Charles Bissue, through his lawyers amended his application asking the court to stop the Office of the Special Prosecutor from investigating and prosecuting him over corruption allegations levelled against him in a video on mining corruption captured in an investigative piece released by Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his Tiger Eye P.I. team.
Mr. Bissue in December 2022, run to the High Court on the basis that he has already been probed and cleared by the Ghana Police Service hence there was no need for the Special Prosecutor to investigate him again over the same offence especially when he was not cited for any wrongdoing.
The OSP in a social media update today, Monday, February 6, 2023, indicated that lawyers for Charles Bissue have moved to withdraw the earlier application and replaced it with an amended one.
According to the Special Prosecutor, his office is yet to be served the amended document.
The court has thus adjourned the hearing of the case to March 13, 2023, for defendants to be served and respond if they so desire.
In October 2022, the Office of Special Prosecutor initiated a probe against Charles Bissue into his role at the IMCIM, following an investigative documentary titled Galamsey Fraud Part I, published by Tiger Eye P.I.
This involves allegations of the use of public office for profit.
The Office of the Special Prosecutors subsequently published a list of work it had done in 2022, saying it had completed its probe against Mr. Charles Bissue.
FACTS OF THE CASE
Charles Bissue V. Office of the Special Prosecutor, Anas Anas & Tiger Eye
Mr. Bissue is asking the High Court to stop OSP from investigating and prosecuting him on the basis that he has already been investigated and set free by Ghana Police on allegations of corruption levelled against him by Tiger Eye P.I. in their documentary titled ‘Galamsey Fraud Part One’.
He also applied to injunct OSP, Anas Anas & Tiger Eye from doing anything concerning the investigation and/ or prosecution of him till the determination of the case. This process was first filed on 23 December 2022. This was subsequently amended the application on 4 January 2023 without amending the affidavit in support.
The OSP is opposed to the application in no uncertain terms. Today in Court, lawyers for Mr. Bissue prayed to withdraw the application filed on 23 December 2022. and also announced they have amended the affidavit in support of the application filed on 4 January 2023. This latest process, filed on 27th January 2023, is yet to be served on the OSP and the other Defendants. The Court has adjourned the hearing of the injunction application to the 13 of March 2023 for Defendants to be served and for them to also respond if they deem fit to do so. End/
