{"id":185995,"date":"2016-02-01T05:45:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T05:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=185995"},"modified":"2016-02-01T05:45:35","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T05:45:35","slug":"stop-advising-prosecute-corrupt-officials-casely-hayford-to-ag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/02\/stop-advising-prosecute-corrupt-officials-casely-hayford-to-ag\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop advising; prosecute corrupt officials \u2013 Casely Hayford to AG"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anti-corruption Crusader, Sydney Casley Hayford, has asked the Attorney General (AG) to boldly\u00a0prosecute persons indicted in various corruption scandals instead of counselling\u00a0government when it is actually her job to get things done.<\/p>\n

He said this\u00a0whiles commenting on the leaked report on investigations into the\u00a0GHC\u00a03.6 million\u00a0bus branding scandal.<\/p>\n

The AG in her report on the scandal\u00a0asked EOCO to investigate for appropriate corrupt persons involved in the scandal.<\/p>\n

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[contextly_sidebar id=”FIv7yxc8z78uHMqArEzPLt4vNTXcj60g”]\u201cWe therefore recommend that all officers who handled any aspect of these processes and flouted the laid down regulations should be investigated by the Economic Organised Crime unit,\u201dthe AG said in her report.<\/p>\n

But Sydney Casley Hayford in reaction to the AG\u2019s request posited that it is wrong for her to order EOCO or any other agency to prosecute persons indicted in the scandal since she was specifically appointed to carry out that responsibility.<\/p>\n

Casley Hayford said\u00a0the AG is just shirking her responsibilities by asking other agencies and individuals to take\u00a0up that task.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho is she appealing to? Who is she recommending to? This is her job, she is suppose to be prosecuting… she controls EOCO. ..Who is she recommending to, the office of the President? I am saying to Marrieta Brew Oppong that she is running away from her responsibilities. Her job is to prosecute; it is not the job of the office of the President to prosecute. She should instruct, not advise. She controls EOCO, she should tell EOCO to give her reports and investigate this thing within a period of time. She has identified all the key ingredients, there is nothing more to do. She should prosecute and make sure everybody there who is liable is\u00a0charged.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Office of the President asked for her opinion and she has done it and let\u2019s not forget that this [report on bus branding scandal] was written very quickly which clearly shows you that the Attorney General\u2019s department is capable when the need arises of producing a report of this nature and of such quality in a very short period.”<\/p>\n

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By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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