I was questioned for about two hours…Prof.Frimpong Boateng narrates experience with OSP

Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng has recounted his Experience at the Office of Special Prosecutor(OSP).

Prof.Frimpong Boateng was under investigation following an invitation by the Office of Special Prosecutor some weeks ago.

The renowned heart surgeon was invited on corruption and corruption-related activities, particularly over his report on the dissolved Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM).

Subsequently, he was arrested for alleged involvement in the missing of some 500 excavators and the involvement of Symphony Limited, the company owned by his son, in illegal mining.

Recounting his experience at the OSP during an interview with TV3, Prof.Frimpong Boateng said he was questioned for over two hours.

According to his narration, they were ushered into a room, and given a chair directly opposite the Chief Investigator.

“Next to me were my lawyers, two of them, and then some officers from OSP. As soon as I sat down, the Chief Investigator came to me, touched my right shoulder, and said, ‘Professor, you are under arrest’,” he said.

According to him, when he enquired, he was told that they were investigating him on corruption and corruption-related activities of the IMCIM and not any specific thing he had done.

Prof.Frimpong Boateng added that this appeared strange to him, “They asked whether I was ready for an interview, I said why not, as far as I can answer, so I was questioned for about two hours and after that, I was told I had to be bailed.”

After the arrest and questioning, he was granted bail in the sum of GH¢2 million.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme