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 […]
President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed multiple petitions calling for the removal of the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, her deputies, and the Special Prosecutor (OSP) following a determination by the Chief Justice that no prima facie case existed for further action. This was confirmed by the Minister of Government Communications in a statement issued on […]
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has criticised the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for what he describes as an unreasonable condition set for his release following his arrest on Wednesday, December 3. Speaking in an interview with Joy FM on Thursday, Mr Kpebu said he was shocked when the OSP asked him to provide […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has once again declared former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta a wanted person, effective today, June 2, 2025. This decisive action follows his failure to appear in person at the OSP’s headquarters by the stipulated deadline, violating an earlier agreement that saw his temporary removal from the wanted list. […]
Sources close to former Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta have confirmed that he will not be physically present in Ghana on June 2 to appear before the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) as previously agreed. This, they explain, is due to an unexpected deterioration in his health condition. According to Frank Davies, this development has […]
Former Finance Minister Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has filed a lawsuit against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and its head, Kissi Agyebeng, accusing them of unlawfully declaring him a wanted person. The lawsuit, submitted to the Accra High Court on Thursday, March 13, 2025, seeks compensation and a declaration that the OSP’s actions infringed […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has withdrawn all its legal actions against former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah. The cases withdrawn by the OSP include an application for a conformation order to continue to freeze the assets of the former Minister, and the criminal case by the OSP, accusing […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has disclosed that as of September 2023, there a total of 249 professionals undertaking various roles in his office compared to just one staff who was in the payroll in August 2021, when Kissi Agyebeng started work as the Special Prosecutor. “I am delighted to share that, as […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged four public servants and a civil servant for allegedly failing to comply and declare their sources of income. Their failure to declare their sources of income is in contravention of the OSP Regulation (Operations), 2018 ( LI 2374). A statement issued by the OSP on Friday […]
The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) has published its half year report ending December 2022, naming cases it was currently investigating or prosecuting and related to corruption. The half-year report is in pursuant to section 3(3) of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), which mandates the Office to publish, on a half-yearly basis, cases […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is about to launch a full-blown investigation into all rulings and benchmark values applied by the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) dating back to 2017. Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has directed the Commissioner of Customs, Col Kwadwo Damoah (Rtd), to submit all documents pertaining to […]
The Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Colonel Kwadwo Damoah, (retired) has reacted to report by the Special Prosecutor that stated that a member of the Council of State had used her position to get a favourable decision from the Customs Division of GRA, which led to a reduction in the […]
