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Ghana anti-corruption reform and institutional dispute

Overview

Ghana’s Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has proposed legislative and constitutional reforms to strengthen anti-corruption measures. These proposals include expanding the powers of agencies to conduct lifestyle audits and enabling the recovery of unexplained wealth through civil proceedings without requiring a criminal conviction.

During this period, a dispute emerged regarding institutional cooperation. Samuel Appiah Darko, Director of Strategy at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), suggested that the Attorney-General had declined several requests for collaboration on specific cases.

In response, Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, dismissed these allegations as “completely false.” He clarified that the OSP operates under the broader legal authority of the Attorney-General’s office, citing a Supreme Court decision regarding institutional accountability. Dr. Srem-Sai maintained that there is no institutional tension and that the Attorney-General aims to fight crime while respecting the rights of the accused.

Entities

Office of the Special Prosecutor · Centre for Democratic Development · Samuel Appiah Darko · Kissi Agyebeng · Dr. Justice Srem-Sai

Timeline

  1. 12 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Ghana Deputy Attorney-General rejects OSP claims of refused collaboration

    Ghana's Deputy Attorney-General has rejected claims by the Office of the Special Prosecutor that his office has refused to collaborate on corruption cases, calling the allegations “completely false.”

  2. 14 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Ghana Special Prosecutor pushes for lifestyle audit reforms

    Ghana's Special Prosecutor is pushing for lifestyle audit reforms while addressing claims of friction with the Attorney-General's office regarding case collaboration.

Sources

adomonline.com · ghanaguardian.com · myjoyonline.com · onuaonline.com · thevaultznews.com