Did Adjabeng sabotage his own case against SML with a Bull in a China Shop invasion?
By Gifty Boateng
An aggressive, “Rambo-style” raid by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on the offices of Strategic Mobilization Limited (SML) has reportedly derailed a major corruption investigation, according to sources within the OSP itself.
The highly-criticized operation, which insiders have labeled as “ill-advised at best, and downright self-sabotage at worst,” appears to have handed SML a massive legal advantage.
Despite having a court-issued search warrant, the OSP’s “Gestapo-style” invasion of SML’s Osu and Tema offices, conducted with National Security, left a path of destruction.
SML has already publicly claimed that servers, IT infrastructure, and even specialized equipment like gold analyzers were damaged or destroyed.
This chaotic scene has created a perfect storm for SML.
The company, whose controversial revenue assurance contract with the Ghana Revenue Authority has been widely exposed, can now simply blame the OSP for destroying crucial evidence.
Sources close to the matter suggest that the OSP’s actions were not just a mistake but a deliberate act of sabotage. They allege that SML was given a heads-up before the raid, allowing the company to hide any incriminating information and only leave behind what it wanted the investigators to find.
Critics argue that Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng made a critical error by opting for a search warrant instead of a court-ordered inquisition.
An inquisition would have legally compelled SML to provide all relevant data, holding them accountable for any missing information.
Instead, the OSP’s aggressive approach has resulted in a situation where they are now technically in possession of all the evidence they can legally obtain, but they cannot compel SML to provide anything further. The company’s easy excuse? The evidence was destroyed during the raid.
The lack of concrete timelines for prosecution has further fueled speculation that the case will be handled half-heartedly.
In August, the OSP’s Director of Strategy, Research, and Communications, Samuel Appiah Darko, failed to provide a clear schedule, stating only that the public would be informed “when the time is right.”
Since its launch in 2018, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has become nothing more than a glorified fridge for corruption cases, freezing them in place instead of bringing culprits to justice.
Despite being entrusted with prosecuting high-profile corruption, the OSP has failed to secure a single conviction.