Court throws out Hamid, others’ bid to quash charges
The High Court has dismissed an application by former National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Chief Executive Officer, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and seven others seeking to have corruption charges against them struck out. The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), in a post on its X handle, said the court had dismissed the application as without merit, allowing […] The post Court throws out Hamid,…
The High Court has ruled against an application by former National Petroleum Authority CEO Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and six others, seeking to have corruption charges dropped. The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) announced the dismissal as unjustified, permitting the trial to proceed in the NPA–UPPF corruption case. Accused individuals include Mustapha Abdul-Hamid; former UPPF Coordinator Jacob Kwamina Amuah; NPA employee Wendy Newman; Bright Bediako-Mensah; Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah; and three companies - Propnest Limited, Kel Logistics Limited, and Kings Energy Limited.
The Office claims the Republic has charged the defendants with corruption and related offenses, extortion, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit a crime, alleging the theft of roughly GH¢291.57 million and US$332,407 between 2022 and December 2024 through a scheme involving NPA officials. This money allegedly ended up in transactions involving land, buildings, trucks, and fuel stations.
The dismissal of the charges allows the trial to continue, and the defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty.
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