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  "id": 3030955,
  "title": "OSP to assess extortion allegations against Afenyo-Markin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/osp-to-assess-extortion-allegations-against-afenyo-markin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T13:45:02.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/osp-to-assess-extortion-allegations-against-afenyo-markin/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has received allegations of extortion against Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader of Parliament, made by Sammy Gyamfi, the CEO of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod). The OSP has also received joint and separate petitions from multiple individuals concerning these allegations. In a public notice on Monday, August 24, the OSP announced it will evaluate the case to ascertain if the allegations fall within its jurisdiction. They will then decide if additional investigations are necessary. These allegations have gained public attention and sparked discussions on accountability.",
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "United Party petitions OSP and A-G over extortion allegations against Afenyo-Markin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/united-party-petitions-osp-and-a-g-over-extortion-allegations-against",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:49:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "OSP to assess extortion allegations against Afenyo-Markin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/osp-to-assess-extortion-allegations-against-afenyo-markin-3061785",
        "published": "2026-08-24T16:30:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "We’ll examine Sammy Gyamfi’s extortion allegation against Afenyo-Markin to determine if further investigations are necessary – OSP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/well-examine-sammy-gyamfis-extortion-allegation-against-afenyo-markin",
        "published": "2026-08-24T17:56:02.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}