Sosu criticises court directive on Special Prosecutor's powers

Francis-Xavier Sosu criticised a High Court directive requiring the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to hand over all ongoing prosecutions to the Attorney-General's Department pending the determination of a case before the court. Reacting to the ruling in a social media post, Mr. Sosu wrote, "I disagree with this decision. How does this support our anti-corruption campaign? What does it add to it? Politics and governance. May God help us. We all want the best for Ghana."

The court's directive effectively places a temporary halt to the prosecutorial independence of the OSP, requiring that all cases currently being handled by the office be transferred to the Attorney-General until the legal challenge is resolved. H Kwasi Prempeh posted a message after the ruling saying, "Mr. Special Prosecutor, please don't appeal, and don't resign o; don't! Don't even fight it in the media. Relax koraa. You and your staff should just sit tight and collect your pay and perks and spend your budget as planned, ok. That, too, counts as public service in Ghana. Don't kill 'yaself' over this! Country broke or no broke, we all dey inside-unequally, of course!"

The temporary reassignment of the OSP's prosecutorial mandate is expected to have significant implications for ongoing and future cases. The ruling has sparked debate among legal and governance stakeholders about its potential impact on the fight against corruption.