{"id":391443,"date":"2018-01-14T16:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=391443"},"modified":"2018-01-15T08:53:16","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T08:53:16","slug":"amidu-could-resign-if-ndebugri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/amidu-could-resign-if-ndebugri\/","title":{"rendered":"Amidu could ‘resign’ if \u2026 – Ndebugri"},"content":{"rendered":"
A private legal practitioner, John Ndebugri has warned that Ghana\u2019s first Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu could resign if, in the course of carrying out his duties, his mandate is limited.<\/p>\n
He argued that, while giving the Special Prosecutor a free hand in investigations, the law establishing the position also gives the Attorney General some authority over the cases pursued by the Office.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”WEzHkgJny2D4qgQC9awwVxR8IueI4Uc0″]\u201cNow, there is a position which says the Special Prosecutor is accountable to the Board. The Special Prosecutor is simply a Managing Director and I do not think that the Managing Director can overrule the decisions of the Board. What is going to be problematic is that another sub section says that notwithstanding that accountability provision, the Special Prosecutor shall have full control over investigations so it creates a conflict situation and my position is that Martin Amidu as I know him, will insist that the law has made him independent and that he is in full control.<\/p>\n
“The Board is likely to insist that they are the Board and they call the final shots and so if it happens like that [I know the person I am talking about, one case it happens, another case it happens, I am not sure it will even get to a third case] Martin Amidu will definitely walk out of the place like he walked out of President Mills,\u201d said the lawyer.<\/p>\n
President Nana Addo\u2019s decision to appoint Mr. Amidu as Special Prosecutor has been commended by many, except some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who have expressed fears of a possible witch-hunt.<\/p>\n