The Financial Division of the Accra High Court has ordered the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to return seized property of former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Abena Dapaah within seven days.
The Court says there was no justifiable basis for the seizure of the property as the OSP entered the act wrongly.
The Court also found the OSP as having no reasonable grounds to freeze the bank accounts of the former Bantama Member of Parliament (MP).
It said the action by the OSP was borne out of speculation and reaction to public sentiments, thus undertaking poor investigations subsequently.
The ruling was given on Thursday, August 31.
The OSP had sought confirmation from the High Court to freeze accounts of Madam Abena Dapaah at Prudential Bank and Societe Generale Ghana in accordance with section 38(1) of Act 959 and regulation 19(1) of LI2374.
The confirmation was required, according to the OSP, to facilitate investigations.’
It had indicated in its motion that a search at the Abelemkpe residence of the former Sanitation Minister found $590,000 and GH¢2.73 million in the house.
It, then, put her under house arrest, believing that there was reasonable grounds to suspect her of corruption and corruption-related activities.
But the entire application has been rejected by the court.