The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed a review application filed by Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie, Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Searchlight newspaper, challenging the constitutionality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
This update was shared on the X (formerly Twitter) page of the OSP on December 11, 2024. "The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the independence of the Office of the Special Prosecutor and dismissed attempts to undermine its constitutional mandate," the OSP noted in the update.
The application sought to declare the law establishing the OSP unconstitutional and to place the anti-corruption agency under the control of the Attorney General.
Ken Kuranchie initially filed a suit in September 2023, arguing that the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) violated provisions of the 1992 Constitution.
