Special Prosecutor responds to critics over calls for his office’s scrapping

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyabeng, has responded to critics and those calling for the scrapping of the Office of the Special Prosecutor over what many have described as the office’s ineffectiveness.

The OSP has come under severe public criticism in recent years for failing to successfully prosecute a single corrupt case, with some calling for an immediate scrapping of the office.

Reflecting on some of these criticisms at the Constitution Day Public Lecture at the Alisa Hotel on Friday, February 28, 2025, the OSP, Kissi Agyabeng cautioned against such calls.

He urged a deeper reflection on the relevance of the office.

“The very existence of the OSP termed so tightly as if in a vice in an attempt to Scarlett. It should perhaps not be surprising as its creation itself was created with immense skepticism, and it was attended by arguments against arguments as to why it was needed at all. Will it not be a duplication of institutions? Will it be allowed to function properly? Do we even need it?” he said.

Kissi Agyabeng did not hold back in calling out successive governments, particularly the previous administration that established the OSP, for their lack of commitment to the fight against corruption.

However, he has pledged his commitment to the fight against corruption despite several pushbacks, including death threats.

“We have had about fifty corruption-related commissions of inquiry, and five successive military coups in the name of fighting corruption. We are parties to several international treaties on corruption, including the UN convention which were rectified on June 21, 2007. We have passed several legislations designed to tackle corruption, we have redefined corruption and enhanced the punishment for corruption-related offenses,” he mentioned.

source: myjoyonline.com