Supreme Court’s OSP decision preserves AG’s powers, but exposes reform gaps — Barker-Vormawor

The ruling is expected to enable the OSP to proceed with pending corruption prosecutions, even as legal experts continue to advocate constitutional amendments to provide the anti-graft agency with greater prosecutorial independence.

His comments come after the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a constitutional challenge to the OSP's prosecutorial powers, a decision widely viewed as affirming the legality of the office's operations while maintaining the Attorney General's constitutional oversight of criminal prosecutions.

Convener of the Democracy Hub, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, says the Supreme Court's unanimous dismissal of the suit challenging the prosecutorial powers of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) preserves the Attorney General's constitutional authority over prosecutions while underscoring the need for constitutional reforms.