Over the past year, Ghana’s attention has been on Ken Ofori-Atta, the former Finance Minister, who is facing corruption and corruption-related offences charges by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Mr Ofori-Atta, who served in the President Nana Akufo-Addo administration, is implicated in the shady revenue assurance deal with Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) and […]
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, […]
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 […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has carried out a high-profile, court-approved raid on five fuel depots and their associated Bulk Distribution Company (BDC) facilities, signalling a decisive move against suspected petroleum import irregularities in Ghana. According to the OSP, the coordinated searches form part of an ongoing probe into alleged under-declaration of petroleum […]
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 […]
A simple exercise to elect a parliamentary candidate has caused the recall of a diplomat who contested in the primary, attracted the interest of anti-graft institutions and thrown the entire exercise into controversy over allegations of vote-buying. Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, popularly known as Baba Jamal, once a Deputy Minister of Communication and a former […]
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 […]
