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The country’s anti-graft agency has come under pressure from civil activities over its failure to disclose names of the six people whom they say, will be indicted in the grand corruption unearthed in the renovation of the country’s Mission building in America.
Last week, the Commission reported that it has completed its 3 months-long investigations into the over USD4M corruption allegation and resolved that six people will be indicted in connection with the said allegation, but however failed to disclose their identities.
The Commission’s refusal to disclose names of the alleged swindlers convoluted in such a grand corruption scam which has plunged the nation into a universal ignominy, has now put them under unwarranted pressure for protecting scared cows.
Civil activists who spoke to The Satellite press perceived the Commission’s action as a cover-up to protect senior government officials from not only public embarrassment but from litigation under the name of ‘out of court settlement.’
They said disclosing names of those swindlers believed to have conspired to intentionally defraud the state of such a huge quantum of money, in their opinion, would not in any way hinder the proposed court action.
This, according to them, is because investigations have already showed that they have further case to answer in respect of the scandalous corruption.
Regardless of their political affiliation, they said, the Commission should have disclosed their names since their crime allegedly committed is not different from the crime committed by the teacher whom the Commission publicly displayed at the Cotton Tree for corruption.
“What is good for the goose is also good for the gander.” Similarly, they too should face public embarrassment, irrespective of their political affiliations, as it will demonstrate the Commission’s impartiality in the fight against corruption without protecting any sacred cow,” they scowled.
They further insinuated that former ministers who served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the ruling government are amongst those that should face possible litigation, hence the non-disclosure of their identities.
They said the concealment of their names has the proclivity to erode gains made in the fight against graft under the ruling President Bio led SLPP government.
Amongst those interviewed by the Commission during its investigation were three former Foreign Affairs ministers and two of them served under the current government.
