Deputy AG rejects OSP claim of collaboration snub, says allegation is false

Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai has rejected claims by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that the Attorney-General’s Office has on several occasions refused requests to collaborate on corruption cases. He described the allegation as false and insisted that the Attorney-General’s Office remains committed to working with all state institutions mandated to investigate and prosecute […]

Attorney-General to take over all OSP prosecution cases after High Court ruling

The Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has confirmed that the Attorney-General’s Department will assume control of all criminal prosecutions currently being handled by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), in compliance with a High Court order. The decision follows a ruling by the Accra High Court on Wednesday, April 15, […]

Minority faults High Court ruling on OSP prosecutions, says it’s a ‘complete mistake’

The Minority in Parliament has raised objections to a recent High Court ruling directing the Attorney-General to assume control of all criminal cases being prosecuted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), describing the decision as legally unsound. According to the caucus, Article 88(4) of the 1992 Constitution provides sufficient authority for the OSP […]

AG’s witness in Opuni trial exposes himself-admits Cocobod sole-sourced fertiliser worth $161.6m in 2011

Dr Yaw Adu-Ampomah, the Attorney General’s third prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) CEO, Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, and businessman Seidu Agongo, keeps contradicting himself under the heat of cross-examination, court correspondent Joshua Kodjo-Mensah reported on Tuesday. On Tuesday, 4 June 2019, the counsel for Dr Opuni, Mr Sam […]