{
  "id": 17104073,
  "title": "Charles Bissue suffers setback in bid to dismiss corruption charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/charles-bissue-suffers-setback-in-bid-to-dismiss-corruption-charges",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T17:58:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/charles-bissue-suffers-setback-in-bid-to-dismiss-corruption-charges/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former government official Charles Bissue has encountered a setback in his legal battle to dismiss corruption charges against him. Bissue is accused of nine counts of alleged corruption and abuse of public office, alongside Raphael Mensah and Dr. Naa Dedei Tagoe. The prosecution challenged Bissue's arguments, which included the earlier case being still pending, police clearing him of wrongdoing, and the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) lacking authority to investigate unsupervised cases. The court requested original records of the earlier proceedings, which showed the case had been withdrawn and struck out. Though Bissue's lawyer initially disputed the records, the judge held that Bissue's inability to recall court attendance was not a valid reason to reject official court records. The court dismissed the three grounds as frivolous, emphasizing that Bissue has pursued numerous legal challenges against the investigation and prosecution since 2023.",
  "summary": "Former government official Charles Bissue has suffered a setback in court in his attempt to have corruption charges against him dismissed. Mr. Bissue, together with Raphael Mensah and Dr. Naa Dedei Tagoe, is facing nine counts involving alleged corruption and abuse of public office. Challenging the prosecution, Mr. Bissue raised three grounds: that an earlier … The post Charles Bissue suffers…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Court dismisses Charles Bissue’s bid to quash corruption charges against him and others",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/court-dismisses-charles-bissues-bid-to-quash-corruption-charges",
        "published": "2026-10-29T14:13:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}