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Former Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee connected Illegal Mining Charles Bissue
A erstwhile Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee connected Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, has been granted bail pursuing 15 caller corruption-related charges filed against him by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
It is not wide erstwhile Charles Bissue was arrested, but the OSP, successful a station connected X connected Tuesday, 6 May 2025, indicated that helium had been granted bail to the sum of GH¢200,000.
The erstwhile caput of the Inter-Ministerial Committee connected Illegal Mining was besides required to supply 2 sureties arsenic portion of his bail conditions, with 1 of the sureties to beryllium “justified.”
In addition, his passports are to beryllium deposited astatine the court's registry, which implies that helium has been barred from travelling extracurricular the state and would request the explicit support of the tribunal to bash so.
The OSP besides stated that Charles Bissue is to study to its bureau each period arsenic portion of the presumption of the bail, adding that the lawsuit had been adjourned to May 29, 2025.
“Court Update: In Republic v. Bissue & Owusu, some pleaded not blameworthy to 15 counts including maltreatment of bureau for profit.
"Bail: GHS 200k each, 2 sureties (1 justified), passports deposited with court. To study to OSP monthly. Adjourned to 29 May 2025,” the station by the OSP reads.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged Charles Bissue and Andy Thomas Owusu with 15 counts of corruption-related offences.
The charges, filed astatine the High Court (Criminal Division) successful Accra connected April 28, 2025, allege that betwixt January and February 2019, portion serving arsenic IMCIM secretary, Charles Bissue accepted a full of GH¢35,000 from 1 Benjamin Adjapong, straight and done Owusu, to fast-track the renewal of an expired mining licence for ORR Resources Enterprise.
According to tribunal documents sighted by GhanaWeb connected Monday, April 28, 2025, Charles Bissue faces 9 counts, including Using Public Office for Profit nether Section 179C(a) of Act 29, for receiving GH¢15,000 connected 22 January, GH¢10,000 connected 30 January, and different GH¢10,000 connected 8 February to bypass IMCIM vetting processes.
He is besides charged with Corruption by a Public Officer nether Sections 239(1) and (3) of Act 29 (as amended by Act 1034) for accepting bribes to power authoritative duties.
In a connection sighted by GhanaWeb, Charles Bissue said that the charges filed against him and Andy Thomas Owusu subordinate to allegations made successful the 2019 “Galamsey Fraud” documentary by Tiger Eye PI.
He added that portion helium welcomes the determination of the OSP, each the allegations against him are unfounded and volition beryllium challenged in court.
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