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Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong Rebuffs Reports On Airbus Bribery Claims



Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong Rebuffs Reports On Airbus Bribery Claims

Our attention has been drawn to media reports about a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) entered between Airbus SE and the United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office in respect of the practice of Airbus SE in paying commission to its agents and the use of those commissions.
The reports alleging that Airbus SE paid bribes during the administration of President John Evans Atta Mills and John Dramani Mahama are false, misleading and do not reflect the Approved Judgment.

 Indeed, the Approved Judgment of the Crown Court of Southwark approving the DPA between Airbus and the UK Serious Fraud Office does not allege that any payment was made by Airbus to any Ghanaian Government official.

 It is therefore a gross distortion for the media to conclude that officials of the Ghana Government between 2009 and 2015 were bribed or paid any commissions by Airbus for the acquisition of the Casa C-295 aircrafts.

 SIGNED
Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong
Former Attorney General & Minister for Justice Sunday February 02, 2020.



 Full statement below



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