The Office of the Special Prosecutor has directed the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to commence auction sales of vehicles and other goods from Monday, September 12, 2022.
On August 2022, the Special Prosecutor directed the Commissioner of the Customs Division of GRA to halt and discontinue all auction sales in aid of facilitating an investigation into suspected corruption and corruption-related offences in respect of auction sales of vehicles and other goods by the Customs Division between July 1, 2016, and 15 August 2022.
In a statement dated September 12, 2022, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng the directive has been reviewed;
“The Customs Division may commence auction sales of vehicles and other goods from Monday 12 September 2022.
“The auction sales should be conducted strictly in accordance with legal requirements, especially the provisions of the Customs Act, 2015 (Act 891).
“The Customs Division should cooperate and work closely with authorised officers of the Office of the Special Prosecutor in respect of the investigation and the conduct of auction sales.”
The OSP, therefore, reminded all officers of the Customs Division and prospective bidders at the subsequent auctions that the investigation is still active and ongoing.
