An aide to Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has been convicted in a galamsey-related bribery case led by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The case relates to the ongoing legal battle with former presidential staffer, Mr. Charles Bissue.
Thomas Andy Owusu was convicted on his own plea after the High Court accepted a plea agreement entered under section 71 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), the OSP said in a statement.
“This case stems from the 2019 ‘Galamsey Fraud Part One’ investigation by Tiger Eye PI, which implicated Owusu and then-presidential staffer Charles Bissue in facilitating illegal mining licences for bribes, bypassing official processes.
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As part of the plea agreement, Andy Owusu will pay a fine of 500 penalty units (equivalent to GHS 6,000) and restitution of GHS 200,000 to the state for bribing a public officer with GHS 15,000.
“Owusu’s conviction narrows the case to focus solely on the first accused, Charles Bissue, accused of Using Public Office for Profit, contrary to section 179C(b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
Meanwhile, the Bissue trial continues on June 10, 2025.