Mary Addah, Executive Director of Transparency International Ghana, has stated that the call for the dissolution of the Office of the Special Prosecutor is unfounded and ill-timed.
According to her, it would be premature to dissolve the office when it is beginning to gain momentum and make significant progress.
Speaking to journalists in Accra, Addah expressed shock over the decision by two Members of Parliament, Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga and Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, to jointly submit a Private Members’ Bill seeking the repeal of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).
The MPs argue that the Office of the Special Prosecutor is not effective due to structural and constitutional challenges, citing overlapping mandates and friction with the Attorney-General’s Department.
However, Addah believes that the office’s progress should be given a chance to flourish.
“We are in the best stages of the office. The calls for it to be scrapped are very much unnecessary. It is sad that we have to be talking about this now,” she stressed.
“The Attorney-General’s office has been there for more than 100 years. How many cases have they prosecuted? Perhaps we want quick action and results — and we cannot fault Ghanaians for that — but I think we should hasten slowly.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
