OSP has grounds to appeal High Court decision on prosecutorial powers - Prof Appiagyei-Atua
Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua says the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has legal grounds to challenge a recent High Court decision. The ruling "held that the anti-corruption body lacks independent authority to prosecute criminal cases."
The OSP has announced plans to appeal the High Court decision. Professor Appiagyei-Atua said "there are grounds for appealing to that decision" and that referring the matter to the Supreme Court is one option. He also noted the OSP was initially not permitted to join the Supreme Court proceedings, but may now have stronger grounds to seek participation.
The Supreme Court process may ultimately be decisive in resolving the legal uncertainty surrounding the OSP's mandate. Professor Appiagyei-Atua believes "there are good grounds for the OSP to now submit to be allowed to join the case and to defend itself because the AG doesn't seem to be doing so on the OSP's behalf."
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A law lecturer, Professor Appiagyei-Atua, has weighed in on the High Court decision questioning the OSP's prosecutorial authority. The OSP plans to appeal, and the lecturer suggests a path - but questions remain about the scope of the OSP's mandate.
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