The lawyer for former National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Chief Executive Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has described as false claims made by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that assets of his client valued at GH¢100 million had been frozen.
A statement issued by the lawyer Hanifa Yahaya of Hay & Partners at Law, noted that
their client owns no such assets and warned that attempts to mislead the public undermine the rule of law and the integrity of judicial processes.
This was in response to claims made by the OSP that it had seized assets worth more than GH¢100 million and US$100,000 as part of the investigation.
According to the OSP, there was documentary, banking, and transactional evidence linking the accused to the alleged offences.
But the statement from his lawyer denied the claims, insisting Dr. Abdul-Hamid remains innocent of all the allegations leveled against him.
Hanifa Yahaya stressed that he remains innocent until he has been proven guilty by a competent court of jurisdiction.
He stressed that no assets or businesses belonging to Dr. Abdul-Hamid have been identified, traced, or confiscated by the OSP.
“The OSP’s claims are false, misleading, and inconsistent with its own court filings,” the statement read.
“Our client has cooperated fully with the OSP, appearing whenever required and respecting all court proceedings. It is deeply regrettable that the OSP has chosen public theatrics over prosecutorial diligence.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana