Akufo Addo appoints Cynthia Lamptey as interim Special Prosecutor
The Deputy Special Prosecutor, Ms Jane Cynthia Naa Torshie Lamptey, has been asked to act as interim Special Prosecutor by President Akufo Addo following Amidu’s resignation. Ms Lamptey is a lawyer of over 30 years standing at the Ghana Bar and former acting Director of Public Prosecutions. Commenting on her new assignment, Chairman of the […]
President Denies Interfering With Amidu’s Job
President Nana Akufo-Addo has dismissed claims by the immediate-past Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, that he interferes with his investigative work. Mr Amidu, it would be recalled, on Monday, November 16, 2020, tendered in his resignation in a letter addressed to Mr Akufo-Addo. In the letter, Mr Amidu, among other things, accused the President of interfering […]
Supreme Court ruling on Amidu’s age was independent and not political – Godfred Dame
Godfred Yeboah Dame, Deputy Attorney-General (AG) and Minister of Justice, has debunked the notion that the 5-2 decision of the Supreme Court on the eligibility of the Special Prosecutor to hold onto office shows the “independence of the court”. He explained that, the manner in which the seven justices ruled the case spoke to the […]
Supreme Court clears Martin Amidu to continue as Special Prosecutor
The Supreme Court has in a majority 5-2 decision ruled that Martin Amidu is eligible to hold office as Special Prosecutor. The decision read by Chief Justice Anin Yeboah said the retirement age for public officers as stipulated in the 1992 Constitution does not apply to the office of the Special Prosecutor. Former Deputy Attorney […]