The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has described the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) as Ghana’s strongest and most effective tool in the fight against corruption.
Speaking at the high level conference Ghana’s anti corruption architecture, held on the theme, “Revitalising the Anti-Corruption Architecture in Africa: Ghana’s Accountability Journey,” in Accra on Friday June 6, he highlighted the distinctive nature of the OSP, describing it as a “unique and never-before-seen remedy” specifically designed to address the longstanding shortcomings in Ghana’s anti-corruption efforts.
“The OSP model represents our best bet in tackling corruption and upon this architecture, it is a unique and never before seen remedy designed as a cure of the inadequacies of the traditional methods we have previously adopted,” he said.
According to him, unlike previous approaches that lacked full enforcement authority, the OSP is empowered with genuine legal and prosecutorial powers, granting it full independence in initiating investigations and prosecuting corruption-related offenses.
“The model retains total control over the initiation of the conduct of investigations and the institutions of criminal proceedings,” he explained.
He also noted that the OSP framework ensures political neutrality and non-selectiveness, giving it the ability to pursue corruption cases without interference or bias.
“For the first time in our history, the OSP model forcefully carries the fight against corruption not only in the province of public officers and public life, but also among politically exposed persons and persons in the private sector,” he added.
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