Creation of OSP a waste of public resources – Inusah Fuseini | 3News

A former for Central, Inusah Abdulai Bistav Fuseini, has indicated that the creation of the has been an act in futility considering the purpose for which it was birthed and its modus operandi.

The statement buttresses that of the Speaker of Parliament, about the Office in Parliament in 2023.

According to Mr Fuseini, the 's 2016 manifesto was explicit on the inability of the Office of the Attorney-General to prosecute members of the ruling since the Attorney-General and of Justice is a member of the cabinet.

However, the Act which established the in 2017 is inefficient in making the (SP) realise the core purpose for which the Office was created since it derives its powers from the Attorney-General.

He explains that since the buck stops with the Attorney-General in prosecuting cases after investigations have been completed by the OSP and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the problem the Office sought to resolve, still persists.

“The very reason according to the 2016 manifesto of the NPP that the Office of the Special Prosecutor was created was the perception that the Attorney-General will not prosecute his own people,” he said.

His comments come on the back of the Cecilia Dapaah matter which the OSP has handed over to the EOCO, the organisation under whose remit the case better sits.

Speaking with Alfred Ocansey on Tonight Thursday, January 25, 2024, the former legislator said “it's an unfortunate development that we expended a lot of resources, time and labour to create the office because we thought that the Attorney-General being a member of cabinet, might not be able to prosecute these whole matters of corruption.

And that's why we created the Office of the Special Prosecutor against the interference and manipulations by the Attorney-General.

Once the Attorney-General, has gone back full circle and investigates the matter and conclude that laundering is involved, it's the Attorney-General who will prosecute.”

“So, where have we gone to, where have we arrived?

I think that this is quite an unfortunate development,” he stated.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor said its investigations into the Cecilia Dapaah matter so far, indicate that the case borders on money laundering, which is outside its mandate.

“The investigation shows that the case is largely in the province of suspected money laundering and structuring.

On that score, the Special Prosecutor will issue directives and further action on the matter in due course,” portions of the second half-year report of the OSP dated December 29, 2023 read.

It would be recalled that in July 2023, the Office commenced investigation in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding large amounts of money (mainly in foreign denominations) and other valuable items involving Ms.

Dapaah and her spouse.

Upon the refusal by the High Court to confirm the freezing and seizure orders, the Office re-seized the cash sums and re-froze the bank accounts and investments and applied to the court again for confirmation in FT0074/2023 The Special Prosecutor v.

In October 2023, the Special Prosecutor revoked the freezing order in respect of five (5) bank accounts of Ms.