Ghanaians have expressed mixed reactions following the announcement by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, on the closure of all investigations into the Airbus Scandal.

Reacting to the incident, some Ghanaians were of the view that the closure of the investigation was the right call by the OSP to avoid the wastage of state resources.

Speaking to GhanaWeb TV on Friday, August 9, 2024, one of them said “I think it will amount to a waste of resources which the country doesn’t have so I think it’s a good choice to move on to other cases that are worthwhile for the country.”

Others however are of the view that the investigations should have been extended for a thorough probe so as not to leave room for any misjudgement.

“I think they should have taken their time to conduct thorough investigations…,” another person opined.

One of the individuals who believes the Airbus investigation was never a witch hunt as claimed by some section of the public said “If the government’s policy was to fight corruption for a better Ghana, I don’t think prosecuting the former president was a witch hunt or something.

“Sometimes we overlook certain things and all of that so if he should be prosecuted or investigated on that corruption case, I think it wasn’t a witch hunt…,” he said.

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, August 8, 2024, directed the closure of all investigations into the controversial Airbus scandal.

This follows years of investigation into the Airbus scandal to ascertain the bribery allegations levelled against former president John Dramani Mahama regarding the purchase of military transport aircraft from Airbus.

Kissi Agyebeng stated that the investigations conducted by his office found no evidence that any individual involved received bribes.

“The Special Prosecutor has directed the closure of the OSP investigation into alleged bribery of high-ranking Ghanaian officials by Airbus SE, through intermediaries, in respect of the sale of military transport aircraft by Airbus SE to the Republic of Ghana between 2009 and 2015,” he said.



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