Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng was invited by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on May 15, 2023.

This was in connection with an investigation by the OSP into the work of the Inter Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), which Prof Frimpong Boateng was chair, per his position as the then Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.

Graphic Online understands that, when Prof Frimpong Boateng reported, he was told by the OSP that they were investigating the work of the IMCIM, and since he [Frimpong Boateng] was the chair, that was why he was invited.

After initially engaging him and a subsequent interrogation, he was told that he needed to be granted a self recognizance bail to the tune of GH¢2million, a spokesperson for the Professor has confirmed to Graphic Online.

Officers from the OSP followed him to see his residence in line with the bail conditions after which, he was allowed to go.

The investigations by the OSP is still ongoing, Graphic Online understands.

more to follow…

Source: Graphiconline