 has filed a formal petition to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), urging the Commission to investigate the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for what it describes as bias, administrative misconduct, and violations of the company’s constitutional rights.){kind=link}
Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has filed a formal petition to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), urging the Commission to investigate the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for what it describes as bias, administrative misconduct, and violations of the company’s constitutional rights.
The petition, signed by SML’s Chief Executive Officer Evans Adusei, calls for a full inquiry into alleged abuses of administrative authority during the OSP’s ongoing investigation into the company’s contracts with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
SML, contracted in 2018 to provide revenue assurance and transaction audit services, argues that the OSP’s lead investigator, Albert Akurugu, should have been disqualified from handling the inquiry because of his previous role at the Customs Division during the period when West Blue Consulting, the firm’s predecessor, held a similar contract.
According to the petition, Mr Akurugu’s involvement created a “clear and unacceptable conflict of interest”, with SML accusing him of hostility during interrogations. The company alleges that the investigator made threatening remarks, including a vow to “ensure SML and its CEO never work again,” adding that these comments were captured on the OSP’s own audio recordings.
The petition further raises concerns over the OSP’s June raid on SML’s offices in Osu and Tema, during which investigators allegedly destroyed servers, disabled CCTV systems, and mishandled critical digital evidence. SML claims that equipment such as firewalls, SCADA systems, and other hardware were damaged or seized without adherence to forensic protocols, actions the company says breached its constitutional property rights.
SML also accuses the OSP of omitting or downplaying key documents from state institutions, including the GRA, Ministry of Finance, National Petroleum Authority, and Ghana Standards Authority which, according to the company, had issued positive evaluations of its work, including early revenue recoveries of more than US$1.35 million.
Instead, the firm alleges, the OSP’s report portrayed West Blue Consulting’s discontinued system more favourably while minimizing SML’s documented contributions.
The petition additionally references threatening messages allegedly sent in 2017 to former Customs Commissioner Isaac Crentsil by individuals linked to companies whose licences had been revoked, noting that SML was cited by name — a development the company believes may form part of a broader campaign of retaliation.
SML is asking CHRAJ to:
• Investigate the OSP for bias, abuse of power, and administrative injustice
• Review the conduct of lead investigator Albert Akurugu and the role of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng
• Order the release of interrogation recordings alleged to contain threats
• Recommend sanctions against any public officials found culpable
• Issue directives necessary to safeguard SML’s constitutional rights
The company says the actions of the OSP have caused “significant operational and reputational damage,” and insists that only an independent review can restore public confidence.