The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has firmly rejected calls for public disclosure of asset declarations by government officials, arguing that such a move would be counterproductive and could expose individuals to undue risks.
Speaking at the High-Level Conference on Ghana's anti-corruption architecture in Accra on Friday, June 6, he stressed that he does not support making declared assets available for public scrutiny. "I do not and I will not add my voice to calls for the publication of assets for public scrutiny.
In our experience, it will be unhelpful and would merely subject public officers to inordinate public curiosity and a specter of the real likelihood of reprisals against the assets," he stated.
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