Accra: Ghana's former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has expressed grave doubts about Ghana's ability to produce meaningful criminal evidence from any investigation into the Asante Berko-AKSA bribery scandal, arguing that the case risks ending without prosecutions.
According to Ghana Web, Amidu, in a strongly worded article dated August 18, 2026, stated his expectations of 'nothing useful by way of evidential results' from a Ghanaian investigation into the alleged corruption, corruption-related offences, and money laundering connected to the AKSA deal. He expressed concern that any evidence uncovered in Ghana could be suppressed.
Amidu's comments come in the wake of the conviction of Asante Kwaku Berko by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on August 6, 2026. He insisted that the Ghanaian government should avoid drawing parallels between the bribery scandal and subsequent administrations, emphasizing that the alleged bribery occurred in 2016 during the John Mahama administration.
Amidu stressed that the case, for which Berko was convicted in the United States, specifically pertains to the alleged bribery and corruption of public officials during the John Mahama administration between 2014 and early 2017. He noted that the AKSA bribery might have continued on a bipartisan basis in Parliament and under the Nana Akufo-Addo government, continuing to date.
Furthermore, Amidu alleged a 'concerted attempt' by the government to portray Berko's US conviction as relating to activities spanning both the Mahama and Akufo-Addo administrations. He warned that any attempt to extend Berko's conviction to criminal activities beyond December 2016, when he resigned from Goldman Sachs amid internal investigations into his conduct, could be seen as an attempt to establish 'equalization.'