{"id":352804,"date":"2017-09-12T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=352804"},"modified":"2017-11-10T11:25:10","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T11:25:10","slug":"dep-speaker-optimistic-about-office-of-special-prosecutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/dep-speaker-optimistic-about-office-of-special-prosecutor\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Speaker optimistic about Office of Special Prosecutor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu, is optimistic about the prospects of the <a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/09\/special-prosecutor-bill-to-be-ready-by-october-4-cttee\/\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>Special Prosecutor<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u2019s Office in dealing with corruption within the public office.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a forum on the <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/07\/committee-invites-martin-amidu-over-special-prosecutor-bill\/\"><strong>Office of Special Prosecutor Bill<\/strong><\/a><\/span> in Parliament on Tuesday, he said the current Bill was drafted based on President Akufo-Addo\u2019s idea of rooting out corruption in government.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;y2tz59DroCg3NOFTte1bdOKxmtzq2JSc&#8221;]He urged the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee of Parliament to be minded by their main objective to among other things set up the Special Prosecutor\u2019s Office and insulate it from political interference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy charge to you all is that, as you discuss the lawful opinion and suggestions and discuss this Bill, we should not take our eyes off the ball, but we should remain loyal to the vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that, the committee must ensure that there was no omission or room for ambiguity in the clauses of the Bill to avoid further delays.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351140\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-351140\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Martin-Amidu-1.jpg\" alt=\"Martin Amidu\" width=\"476\" height=\"330\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martin Amidu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu, believes the addition of a clause that will make the Special Prosecutor subject to the approval of Parliament would make the office strong enough to deal with endemic corruption.<\/p>\n<p>The creation of the Special Prosecutor office is to enable the government deal with issues of corruption, especially among state officials.<\/p>\n<p>It was one of the major promises made by President Akufo-Addo as part of his plans to deal with corruption in government.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_295508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295508\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-295508\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Haruna-Iddrisu-3.jpg\" alt=\"Haruna Iddrisu\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-295508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haruna Iddrisu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A former Attorney General, <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/26\/secret-clause-in-special-prosecutor-bill-to-make-office-useless-amidu\/\"><strong>Martin Amidu<\/strong><\/a><\/span> has criticized aspects of the Bill which he says limits the powers of the <a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/06\/a-critique-of-the-office-of-the-special-prosecutor-bill-by-martin-amidu\/\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>special prosecutor<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, a clause that will prevent the Special Prosecutor from chasing acts of corruption of certain magnitudes renders the entire bill useless.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu, is optimistic about the prospects of the Special Prosecutor\u2019s Office in dealing with corruption within the public office. 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