What did Prof Frimpong Boateng do? Granted GH¢2m bail after ‘arrested’ by OSP
Here is a big update on the arrest of Prof Frimpong Boateng, he has been granted bail by the Office of the Special Prosecutor. Yes, you heard it right, the OSP has granted a GHc2 million bail to the former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation. The bail had been waiting for a long time, finally, Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng has been granted bail by the Office of the Special Prosecutor. But do you know why he was arrested and what are the charges against him? If not, this article will let you know all the imperative details associated with this news. Stick with this page and read the following section.
What did Prof Frimpong Boateng do?
The bail granted to Prof Frimpong Boateng came after an invitation from the Office of the Special Prosecutor to him prior to it an ongoing investigation into the corruption-related matter that Prof Frimpong Boateng spearheaded on activities of small-scale mining in the country. The news of the renowned heart surgeon’s bail was also confirmed by 3news.com in an article. Earlier it was reported that the former minister of Environment, Science, and Technology Prof Frimpong Boateng was invited by Kissi Agyebeng from the Office of the Special Prosecutor, to help in the investigation but later Prof Frimpong Boateng was accused in a report sent to the presidency. Continue reading this article and know more details.
The former Environment, Science, and Technology minister suggested that some elements in the NPP party and government had tried to frustrate his work and sabotage at the time when he was chairing the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Minning (IMCIM). In addition, the former minister of Environment, science, and Technology stated last month on May 4, 2023, that he had duly got the invitation and had indicated his readiness to cooperate. Swipe down the page and read more details.
Prof Frimpong Boateng kept on adding that he was labeled as a person necessary for the investigation which will bring clarity to the matters of suspected corruption and corruption-related offenses in respect of the expenditure and activities of the dissolved Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM). The former minister added, “I have formally communicated my willingness to attend the invitation and to support the OSP in its work” He received a letter from the OSP inviting him to help in the investigation as a person necessary for it. Stay tuned to this website for more details and updates.