The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has filed fresh charges against the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and nine others, increasing the counts from 25 to 54 following the discovery of new evidence.
Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and the nine others are facing multiple charges, including extortion, abuse of public office, and money laundering, amounting to GHC 291,574,087.19 and US$332,407.47.
According to the Office of the Special Prosecutor, the accused persons allegedly extorted hundreds of millions of cedis and foreign currency from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing companies under the guise of official duties.
In court on Monday, October 20, however, the accused persons were informed of an adjournment due to the unavailability of the judge.
They are expected to reappear on November 13.
The accused persons are; Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Jacob Kwamina An-wan, Wendy Newman, Albert Ankrah, Isaac Mensah, Bright Bediako-Mensah, and Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah.
The corporate entities charged include Propnest Limited, Kel Logistics Limited, and Kings Energy Limited.
Source: myghanadaily
