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Confirmed: Kissi Agyebeng Nominated As Special Prosecutor
Legal Practitioner and Chairman of the Electronic Communications Tribunal, Kissi Agyebeng has been nominated to the position of the Special Prosecutor.
Announcing in his nomination, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Godfred Dame in a letter addressed to President Akufo-Addo dated Friday, April 16, 2021 expressed his satisfaction with the expertise of the nominee.
“…In accordance with Section 13(3) of Act 959, I hereby nominate Kissi Agyebeng ESQ for the appointment of the position of Special Prosecutor, subject to the approval of majority of all the members of parliament,” part of the statement read.
“I am satisfied that Kissi Agyebeng possesses the requisite expertise on corruption and corruption-related issues is high moral character and govern integrity and satisfies all the other requirements stipulated in Section 13(1) and (2) of Act 959,” the statement added.
Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu tendered in his resignation as SP on November 15, 2020 almost three years into his seven-year tenure to lead the fight against corruption.
He cited “political interference in the independence of his office” as the main reason for his decision to resign.
He also said his office was given inadequate staff who were mostly on secondment, a situation that made it nearly impossible for his outfit to effectively carry out its functions.
In a letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Mr Amidu said the last straw that broke the camel’s back was the corruption risk assessment he conducted on the Gold Royalties Monetisation Transaction arrangement, popularly referred to as the Agyapa Deal, because of the reaction he got from the Presidency.
“The 64-page analysis of corruption and anti-corruption assessment report disclosed several corruption and corruption-related offences in respect of which I intended to open full investigations as the SP. I cannot do that now after your political interference in the performance of the functions of the office for two weeks, from October 20 to November 1, this year,” the letter alleged.
