A former Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo is advocating for a shift in Ghana's legal approach to tackling unexplained wealth.
He proposes that the burden of proof should fall on individuals to justify their assets beyond a reasonable doubt, rather than placing the onus on prosecutors.
Delivering a keynote address at a public forum organized by the Media Foundation for West Africa, Domelevo emphasized that this approach could significantly curb public-sector corruption in the country.
He insisted that "so, we need assets and liability declaration, but we need a law on lifestyle audit because as for lifestyle audit, it would go far.