{
  "id": 3570639,
  "title": "Naming persons of interest in AKSA case is a step towards accountability – Mary Addah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/naming-persons-of-interest-in-aksa-case-is-a-step-towards",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T18:37:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/naming-persons-of-interest-in-aksa-case-is-a-step-towards-accountability-mary-addah/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Transparency International Ghana's Executive Director, Mary Addah, has expressed satisfaction with the Office of the Special Prosecutor's (OSP) decision to identify key individuals in the Ghanaian dimension of the Asante Kweku Berko bribery case. Speaking on Joy FM's Top Story, Ms. Addah emphasized that being labeled a person of interest does not equate to guilt. She argued that publicly naming these individuals provides necessary clarity on their roles in supervising the AKSA deal allegations. The OSP has named former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor and four others as its main persons of interest in the investigation. These include Francis Walkson Kwesi Gyata, Solomon Adjetey Sowah, Lindin George Nii Mettle, and Baffour Ankomah Brobbey. This move comes after the conviction of Asante Kweku Berko by a U.S. jury in Brooklyn, New York, for a bribery scheme involving over US$1 million. Berko, a Ghanaian-American, was found guilty of conspiring to pay bribes to Ghanaian officials between 2014 and 2015. Ms. Addah clarified that determining whether these persons of interest bear additional responsibility will be decided during the ongoing investigation process.",
  "summary": "Transparency International Ghana Executive Director Mary Addah says the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) decision to name persons of interest in the Ghanaian dimension of the Asante Kweku Berko bribery case is a positive step towards accountability.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "AKSA Deal: Here are the persons of interest named by the Special Prosecutor in his latest briefing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/aksa-deal-here-are-the-persons-of-interest-named-by-the-special",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:53:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "OSP must investigate everyone in AKSA deal’s value chain – Mary Addah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/osp-must-investigate-everyone-in-aksa-deals-value-chain-mary-addah",
        "published": "2026-08-26T18:50:24.000Z"
      }
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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."
}