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There are reports in some UK newspapers that a popular British actor is being sought for questioning in Ghana in connection with the Airbus bribery scandal.
According to the Daily Mail and The Sun, Philip Middlemiss, 55, is wanted by Ghanaian police for his role in the £ 5m Airbus bribery scandal.
He is among the other four that are being investigated after being named by the plane’s manufacturer for their roles in the scandal.
Read the “The Sun” report below:
EX-Corrie star Phil Middlemiss is wanted by police in Africa for an alleged £ 5 million air bribery scandal.
Investigators in Ghana named the former actor, who played the womanizer bookie Des Barnes for eight years in the 1990s.
Middlemiss, 56, moved there after leaving the ITV soap to make a movie, but ran out of funds before it was done.
He then worked as a “travel consultant” and said in an interview that his best friend’s brother was vice president of the country.
But he is being sought for questioning the sale of £ 50 million of three Airbus C-295 military aircraft to the West African state.
Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama is accused of having links to a corrupt network that received bribes during the contract process.
Ghana’s special prosecutor Martin Amidu launched a formal investigation in February and announced that he had summoned four people and disclosed the details of his passport online.
They include Middlemiss, who lives on a separate £ 400,000 property in Greater Manchester despite filing for bankruptcy in 2012 on unpaid taxes.
Two other Britons and a UK / Ghanaian citizen are wanted for questioning.
In January Airbus agreed to pay a £ 3 billion fine after authorities in the United Kingdom, the United States and France launched a joint investigation into the use of intermediaries to sell aircraft.
In March, Amidu revealed that Middlemiss, whose street co-stars included actress Sarah Lancashire from Raquel Watts, was suspected of working as a project manager for Airbus.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor issued a public notice saying that the four “are invited to assist in the ongoing bribery and corruption investigation” totaling more than € 5 million.
The investigation also includes “collaborating with Ghanaian public officials to use their public office for profit or private gain in the purchase of three C-295 aircraft by Airbus.”
Middlemiss’ girlfriend Leanne Davis claimed last night that they were unaware of any investigation.
She said, “I don’t know anything about that. Phil isn’t here. I’m not sure when he’ll be back.”
Pressed again, she replied, “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” before closing the door. Mahama also denies having acted wrong.
