Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah Yeboah has dismissed the findings of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee, describing the information gathered as mere rumors that lack the legal basis for prosecution.
His remarks follow the presentation of ORAL’s final report to President John Dramani Mahama, which detailed the receipt of 1,493 calls through the toll-free line, 924 emails, and a total of 2,417 complaints from individuals and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).
Despite these findings, Tuah Yeboah argued that the complaints do not constitute concrete evidence for legal action.
Meanwhile, President Mahama has instructed Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, to launch immediate investigations into the allegations presented in the report. This directive forms part of the government’s broader initiative to combat corruption and recover misappropriated public funds.
“When it comes to criminal prosecution, it is not about what you think or what is supposed to be done, it is about reality. Propaganda, stealing, and rumour are different from hard-core legal evidence.
“I am not saying these people have not done anything wrong and that they should not be called to account for it. If there are people who have to be investigated, then it should be the state officers.
“I do not have issues with gathering because rumours can be gathered by anyone, and that alone has no value. But if, for example, a joint committee had been set up a joint investigative body consisting of the Police Service and EOCO and they were there to receive it, then you would see that the state is now working. But people outside the investigative body are now receiving complaints, and those complaints, as I put them, are mere rumours. What value has been put on such rumours?” he said.
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