Member of the Council of State, Mr. Sam Okudzeto, has criticized some Ghanaians for being dishonest in their criticisms of former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who faced investigation for large sums of money found in her home.

Mr. Sam Okudzeto questioned why other individuals with extravagant properties in the country were not being scrutinized for the sources of their wealth, unlike Cecilia Dapaah.

In an interview with TV3’s Beatrice Adu, Mr. Sam Okudzeto, also a private legal practitioner, stated that Ghanaians were being dishonest in singling out Cecilia Dapaah for criticism without evidence of wrongdoing.

He emphasized that Ghanaian laws do not convict people based on circumstantial evidence and require proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Mr. Okudzeto further highlighted the limitations of state institutions involved in Cecilia Abena Dapaah's case, including the Attorney-General’s Department, the Office of the Special Prosecutor, and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).

He criticized some lawyers for making commentaries on the case without proper understanding, emphasizing the complexity of legal matters and the need for thorough research and discussion within the legal profession.

“If you come and you find money with me, do I owe you any duty to explain to you to whose money when nobody has complained that I have stolen his money?

“You Ghanaians are not honest people, the number of people, all these huge buildings that they are building, who has asked them where they got the money from, nobody does. So you just pick on one individual and you want to make it as if she was just an extraordinary rogue who has stolen money when you don’t even have any evidence that she has stolen money.”

“Do the laws convict people on circumstantial evidence? when you go to the criminal court you must establish the issues beyond all reasonable doubt, that is what the criminal law says . The criminal law is not based upon suspicion or mere allegation.”