Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, a former minister of environment, science, technology, and innovation, has declared that he is prepared to handle all legal actions brought against him as a result of the report on illegal small-scale mining that he wrote as the chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM).
He has been sued for defamation by some of the people who were featured in the report.
These individuals include John Ofori-Atta, a former executive director of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Otchere-Darko, the captain (rtd) in charge of the Presidential Security detail, and Edmund Kwadwo Koda.
When asked if he had seen all the lawsuits, particularly the one from Captain (rtd) Koda that had been released on Wednesday, June 7, Prof. Frimpong Boateng responded to TV3’s Alfred Ocansey on the Ghana Tonight Show by saying, “I have seen it, and my lawyers are dealing with it.
“… I was served this afternoon, he says I have defamed him, same as Gabby Otchere-Darko and there is a third one John Ofori-Atta the former National Security Coordinator for Central Region, he was also captured in the report, I am ready for them. I don’t deny the report, I wrote the report but I have not published any report, the report was meant for the presidency and not for public consumption.”
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) detained Prof. Frimpong-Boateng.
The renowned heart surgeon was subject to an investigation after accepting an invitation from the Office a few weeks prior.
He was invited for his report on the disbanded Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), which focused on corruption and activities related to it.
Additionally, he was detained for his alleged role in the disappearance of 500 excavators and Symphony Limited, his son’s business, engaging in illegal mining.
He received a $2 million bail bond right away. He claimed that his arrest seemed strange.
