Charles Bissue and Andy Owusu Hit with 15 Corruption Charges Over Galamsey Operations in Ghana following fresh reports from Kissi Agyebeng’s (Office of the Special Prosecutor) quarters.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has formally charged former Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, along with Andy Thomas Owusu, with 15 counts of corruption-related offences. Filed at the High Court, the charges center on allegations of abuse of public office for personal gain during Ghana’s intensified campaign against illegal mining activities, commonly known as “galamsey.”
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Here’s Charles Bissue caught on video taking a bribe to aid Galamsey .
Essikado Ketan pic.twitter.com/2WVAUa7hOu— Hamdia ofori Abdullah (@HamdiaOfori) October 1, 2024
Charles Bissue, Kennedy’s 2028 strategist, charged with 15 counts of corruption by OSP.
Looks like that team ankasa plenty things dey happen for there o. 3b3fa but in their room though pic.twitter.com/XIOflcdLHN
— Mr Irish (@MrIrish3) April 28, 2025
According to the OSP’s charge sheet, Charles Bissue allegedly received GHC15,000 through Andy Owusu from a miner named Bemanin Adjapong around January 22, 2019, in Accra. This payment was purportedly made to influence and expedite the renewal of mining permits, bypassing established verification and vetting processes outlined in the IMCIM’s 2018 operational guidelines. The OSP accuses Bissue of using his position to subvert regulations designed to restore order in Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale mining sector.
This high-profile case marks a critical moment for the Special Prosecutor’s office, which has pledged a more aggressive stance on public sector corruption. As the nation continues its battle against the environmental and social impacts of illegal mining, the prosecution of Charles Bissue and Andy Owusu will be closely watched as a test of Ghana’s commitment to transparency and accountability in governance.
