Col. Kwadwo Damoah, a former Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) who has been charged alongside the former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta for allegedly causing financial loss of more than GH¢1.4 billion in the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) contract saga, has pleaded not guilty to charges filed by the Special […]
President John Dramani Mahama has requested the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, and the Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, to suspend their move to introduce a Private Members’ Bill seeking to abolish the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). This was made known in a statement issued on Thursday, December 11, amid growing public debate after […]
The Ministry of the Interior has ordered a full-scale investigation following claims that the Special Prosecutor, Mr Kissi Agyebeng, survived two assassination attempts while carrying out his mandate. This comes after the Director of Research, Communications and Strategy at the OSP, Sammy Darko, made the claim on Newsfile on Saturday, December 6, as pressure mounts on the […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, as well as members of Parliament have unanimously agreed to a recommendation for the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to be abolished. They said since its establishment eight years ago, Parliament had approved huge budgets for the OSP yet it had failed to show any achievement […]
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 […]
Private legal practitioner Victoria Bright says the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) now suffers a credibility gap that is undermining its ability to lead the country’s anti-corruption fight. Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, November 22, during a discussion on the OSP’s charges against former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and others, Ms Bright said the public no […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has officially charged former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML), and six others for corruption and corruption-related offences. In all, there are 78 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences. President John Mahama, on October 31, ordered the immediate termination of all contracts with the Strategic Mobilisation Ghana […]
Lawyers for the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, have refuted claims by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) suggesting that assets worth over GH¢100 million linked to their client have been seized. In a statement issued by Hay & Partners at Law and signed by Hanifa […]
Paul Adom-Otchere, the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), has initiated a legal challenge against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), filing a motion at the High Court in Accra to strike down a directive ordering him to declare his assets and income. The application, lodged by his legal team […]
Legal representative for Paul Adom-Otchere, Nicholas Lenin Anane Agyei, has sharply criticised the bail conditions imposed by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). He described them as excessive, punitive and a veiled attempt to prolong his client’s detention unlawfully. The defence counsel voiced his concerns following the OSP’s decision to demand that Mr Adom-Otchere, […]
Broadcaster and former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, says he has received calls from concerned individuals warning that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) intends to arrest and detain him as punishment for his recent criticisms of the institution and its head. Speaking in a Facebook video on […]
The legal team of Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, the former CEO of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has issued a rebuttal to the corruption charges filed by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The team asserts their client has not been formally served with court documents despite widespread media reports of a 25-count indictment. In […]
