OSP Airbus Full Report: Arrest warrant for Adam Mahama Rescinded
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has rescinded the arrest warrant it obtained from the Accra Circuit Court in 2021 for the arrest of a younger brother of former President John Dramani Mahama.
The warrant was secured on May 13, 2024, following initiation of investigations into the infamous Airbus SE prosecution in the United States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK) which implicated both Mahama, his brother and associates in bribery per confessions of the company.
After concluding its investigations and finding them all blameless, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, announced their exoneration and subsequently rescinded the warrant.
“The OSP would not institute criminal proceedings against any person in respect of this investigation. Special Prosecutor has also directed authorized officers of the OSP to rescind the 13 May, 2021 warrant of arrest obtained from the circuit court of Accra for the arrest of Samuel Adam Mahama, Philip Shun, Lean Sarah Davies and Sarah Pherno.”
Additionally, he announced the withdrawal of his Interpol red notice on the four.
“Earlier today, I sent out correspondence notifying Interpol of the withdrawal of the red notices in respect of Samuel Adam Mahama, Philip Shun, Lean Sarah Davies and Sarah Pherno.”
Airbus Saga
UK court in 2020 fined Airbus SE, a subsidiary of Airbus, an amount of £3 billion for bribing its way to lucrative contracts in countries such as Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Indonesia and Ghana.
Investigations by the United States Department of Justice (DoG) found that a dubious act played out in Ghana’s purchase of three Military Airplanes – C295s – from Airbus between 2009 and 2015.
It was found that Airbus hired the brother of a top elected Ghanaian official as its consultant to manoeuvre its way into selling the aircraft to the country.
The firm also confessed to paying the said consultant through a third party when its Compliance Unit spotted the close relationship between the consultant and the top elected official, who was a key decision-maker in the purchase of the military aircraft.
“In fact, Airbus and its vendors had paid, offered or agreed to pay political contributions, fees or commissions in connection with these sales in the amount of at least €3,596,523. Individual 1 was influential in having the government of Ghana approve aircraft purchases and Individual 1 contacted Airbus senior executives during the government approval process. In 2011, during Individual 1’s time in office, the Ghanaian Parliament approved the purchase of C-295 aircraft,” the facts, as presented by the DOJ to the District Court in the USA, said according to Graphic.
“Airbus purposefully sought to engage Consultant 4 due to his closeness to Individual 1, and the Airbus management included Consultant 4 in its communications with Individual 1. Airbus used Consultant 4 as a conduit for messages intended for Individual 1. Consultant 4 traded on his access to Individual 1,” the DOJ said.
Read the Full report from the OSP Investigation Here: Airbus_SE.pdf (osp.gov.gh)
