{"id":454549,"date":"2018-01-12T14:08:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T14:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/01\/12\/youll-disgrace-yourself-if-you-interfere-in-amidus-office-awuni-tells-akufo-addo\/"},"modified":"2018-01-12T14:08:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T14:08:26","slug":"youll-disgrace-yourself-if-you-interfere-in-amidus-office-awuni-tells-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/01\/12\/youll-disgrace-yourself-if-you-interfere-in-amidus-office-awuni-tells-akufo-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;ll disgrace yourself if you interfere in Amidu&#8217;s office &#8211; Awuni tells Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/andrew-awuni_0.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"> <\/aside>\n<p>The Founder of the Centre for Freedom and Accuracy, Andrew Awuni says President Akufo-Addo will disgrace himself if he attempts to interfere in the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t care he\u2019ll leave his job and come out to expose you, if you try to obstruct him in his duty.\u201d adding Mr. Akufo-Addo and his appointees will have themselves to be blamed if they frustrate Amidu\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo on Thursday evening named the former Attorney General as the Special Prosecutor subject to Parliamentary approval.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after President Akufo-Addo assented to five Acts including that of the Special Prosecutor\u00a0 on January 2, 2017, which were passed by Parliament last year.<\/p>\n<p>Parliament passed the Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill in November last year, which allows for the establishment of an independent anti-corruption institution to deal with public officials who have been deemed or found liable to corrupt dealings.<\/p>\n<p>The law now gives power to the new independent prosecutor who\u2019s tasked with the responsibility of prosecuting past and present public officers deemed to have been corrupt.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on Amidu\u2019s appointment on <em><strong>Anopa Kasapa<\/strong><\/em> on <strong><em>Kasapa 102.5 FM<\/em><\/strong> Friday, Andrew Awuni intimated that Mr. Martin Amidu has an independence of mind and character and cannot be toyed with easily, warning the appointing authority and officials serving under the\u00a0 current regime to be mindful of their dealings with the new SP.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cLet me take the opportunity to advise\u00a0all the president\u2019s appointees who\u2019ll have anything to do with the establishment of Martin Amidu\u2019s office that they should be careful\u00a0with him.\u00a0He\u2019s a double-edged sword.\u00a0 if you don\u2019t know him too well search for his character and know how to deal with him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) return;js = d.createElement(s); 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