Ghana’s Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has invited four people to assist in the ongoing investigation into an alleged act of corruption in the purchase of three aircraft from the Aerospace and defense company, Airbus SE for Ghana.
According to the Special Prosecutor, upon completion of the preliminary investigations, his office will require Samuel Mahama, who he describes as a brother of former President John Mahama; Philip Sean Middlemiss; Sarah Davis and Sarah Furneaux, all British nationals, to come and answer some questions on the various roles they allegedly played in the sale and purchase of the aircraft.
“Each of the suspects gave House No.19 Agostinho Neto Road, Airport Residential Area, Accra as his or her Address while in Ghana,” an invitation notice in the Daily Graphic read.
Background to the probe
On January 31, Ghana was cited as one of five countries in which the global aerospace group, Airbus SE, allegedly bribed or promised payments to senior officials in exchange for business favors between 2009 and 2015, according to the UK’s Serious Fraud Office.
This led to a record £3 billion in settlement by Airbus with France, the United Kingdom, and the United States to avoid corporate criminal charges.
President Nana Akufo-Addo later referred the Airbus bribery scandal to the Office of the Special Prosecutor for investigations.
