A former Attorney General, Martin Amidu has suggested that the government’s efforts to create a special prosecutor office will be a wasted venture if sections of the draft Bill currently before Parliament are not removed. According to him, a clause in the bill which states that the Special Prosecutor must not investigate and prosecute corruption offences relating … Read more
A former Attorney General, Martin Amidu has suggested that the government’s efforts to create a special prosecutor office will be a wasted venture if sections of the draft Bill currently before Parliament are not removed. According to him, a clause in the bill which states that the Special Prosecutor must not investigate and prosecute corruption … Read more
A former Attorney General, Martin Amidu has suggested that the government’s efforts to create a special prosecutor’s will be a wasted venture if sections of the draft Bill currently before parliament are not removed. According to him, a clause in the bill which states that the Special Prosecutor must not investigate and prosecute corruption offences … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has called for an immediate withdrawal of the Special Prosecutor Bill. According to Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, the bill does not fulfill the mandatory 14 day constitutional process for its introduction in Parliament. He further stated that the since the Bill was gazetted on 14th July, it should have been laid … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has called for an immediate withdrawal of the Special Prosecutor Bill. According to Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, the bill does not fulfill the mandatory 14 day constitutional process for its introduction in Parliament. He further stated that the since the Bill was gazetted on 14th July, it should have been laid … Read more
There is this debate going on in the media about the Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill and I find it quite interesting that the argument being made suggests that the Attorney-General should have laid a constitutional instrument before Parliament instead of the Bill, which will eventually become an Act of Parliament. There is also … Read more
A District Court in Accra has ordered that the 19 suspects being held for the gruesome murder of major Maxwell Adam Mahama be moved from police cells to Prison custody. It follows a request put forth by police prosecutors on Wednesday, on grounds that prison custody will be the safest place for the suspects who … Read more
The bill of the Office of the Special Prosecutor is expected to be laid on the floor of Parliament later today. The Presentation of the bill by the Attorney General begins the process of legislative approval for the framework with which government intends to fight public sector corruption. Establishing an office of the Special Prosecutor … Read more
History is littered with countless examples of sovereign states engaging professionals from different nations to man sensitive national positions. The rise of Joseph to the position of Prime Minister in pharaoh’s Egypt is a classic example. Mark Carney, the Governor of the bank of England and the chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee of England … Read more
Jumping turnstiles on the Manhattan subway will no longer be an offense punishable by arrest and imprisonment, a New York prosecutor said Friday, a move designed to unclog the city’s courts and prisons. Defrauding the metro is currently punishable by up to one year in prison and a $1000 fine, according to the city’s penal … Read more
Madam Gloria Afua Akuffo, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, on Tuesday, said the establishment of the Office of the Special Prosecutor is a top priority of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). She said it would provide a tool for the fight against corruption in the country. She said corruption had dire socio-economic consequences on … Read more
The Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo has called on all Ghanaians to feel free to make contributions to help refine the special prosecutor’s draft bill before it is submitted to cabinet and later laid before parliament for approval. She was speaking at the opening of a two-day workshop on a Stakeholders’ workshop on the office of … Read more
Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, has called for a dispassionate discussion on the Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill 2017, to enable the creation of a truly independent office to deal with public sector corruption. The Bill is expected to among other things define modalities for the appointment and operations of the Special Prosecutor. It is … Read more
Police prosecutors say they are ready to prosecute 32 out of the 58 suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. The prosecutors made the announcement when the suspects appeared at the Accra Central District Court Wednesday morning. According to the police prosecutors, they have firm grounds to prosecute the 32 … Read more
Police prosecutors in Cape Coast have discontinued the case against the first batch of persons who were arrested for their alleged complicity in the murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. The move is to allow the police to transfer the seven accused persons, including the assembly man said to have masterminded the killing of the … Read more
Human rights lawyer, Francis Xavier Sosu has in suit described the decision to suspend him for three years for advertising as discriminatory. The suit which was filed Wednesday, June 7, 2017, is also challenging his 4 year suspension for overcharging a client and touting. Lawyer Sosu’s suspension, according to the General Legal Council (GLC), was … Read more
Private Legal Practitioner, Victor Adawudu, has threatened to drag the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo to court over her failure to provide more information on the controversial $ 2.2bn bond. The Lawyer indicated that, he might sue the AG if she fails to make details on the bond available. “If the information I have is in … Read more
Private Legal Practitioner, Victor Adawudu, has threatened to drag the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo to court over her failure to provide more information on the controversial $ 2.2bn bond. The Lawyer indicated that, he might sue the AG if she fails to make details on the bond available. “If the information I have is in … Read more
Provisional charge of murder has been preferred against the seven persons accused of lynching and burning a Ghanaian military officer. They have been remanded to allow investigators delve into the case. The seven were arraigned Thursday morning at a Magistrate Court in Cape Coast where police prosecutors, led by ASP Avornyo, prayed the court to … Read more
A Political Science Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affiars, Prof. Emmanuel Gyampo has cast doubts about the competence of the state security agencies to carryout proper investigations into the gruesome murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama. “I may not be surprise even though we have video evidence but if we do not … Read more