Lead counsel for former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has rejected claims by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) that his client was interrogated over alleged financial and procurement breaches involving about GH¢55 million.
Samuel Atta Akyea said the amount cited by EOCO in its public communication was not part of the issues discussed during Mr Aboagye’s interrogation.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem programme, the lawyer said he personally attended the questioning and that investigators focused on procurement processes and contracts linked to priority projects valued at approximately GH¢5 million.
According to him, no questions were asked regarding the alleged GH¢55 million figure or any financial misconduct involving a finance director, as referenced in EOCO’s statement.
“I was there during the interrogation, and what transpired was about the procurement process and some contracts involving priority projects, which was about GH¢5 million,” Mr Atta Akyea said.
He argued that linking his client to the larger figure created a misleading impression about the nature of the investigation.
“The person who has accepted that he has taken money and is already paying is not even close to Miracles’ matter. They did not even ask him about any finance director. It was not part of the interrogation,” he stated.
The former Attorney General accused EOCO of unfairly associating Mr Aboagye with allegations that were not discussed during the interrogation.
“I think it is just propaganda that is bad, and they put it out for the public,” he said.
Mr Atta Akyea further disclosed that EOCO informed the defence team that Mr Aboagye would be invited for another round of questioning, although the specific issues to be addressed remain unclear.
He also criticised the GH¢50 million bail condition imposed on his client, describing it as unreasonable and disproportionate.
“If you don’t understand the law, then you bring something outrageous to accuse the person, and then give the person a huge bail. To me, that is bad,” he said.
Mr Aboagye was released on Tuesday, July 14, after meeting the bail conditions following four days in EOCO custody.
However, EOCO has maintained that the former IMCCoD Executive Secretary remains under investigation over alleged financial and procurement-related irregularities amounting to about GH¢55 million during his tenure.
The anti-graft agency has also confirmed the arrest of former IMCCoD accountant Gerald Appiah as part of ongoing investigations.
