The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit brought by Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie, the Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Searchlight Newspaper, which questioned the legality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Kuranchie sought a ruling that the establishment and powers of the OSP were unconstitutional. He argued that the OSP’s authority to arrest, detain, freeze, and seize were also excessive and abusive.
In his legal filing, Kuranchie requested the Supreme Court to declare the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (ACT 957) in violation of various articles of the 1992 Constitution, including Articles 11, 17, 88, 289, 290, 12, and 107.
He suggested that the OSP’s prosecutorial powers should be placed under the Attorney General’s direct supervision, akin to the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), the Police, and the National Investigation Bureau (NIB).
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The Special Prosecutor Act created the OSP as an independent agency tasked with investigating and prosecuting alleged or suspected corruption involving public officials, politically exposed persons, and private individuals.
Ken Kuranchie’s lawsuit recent lawsuit would not be his first. He previously initiated a similar case earlier last year but later withdrew it.
In its judgment dismissing his latest attempt, the Supreme Court noted that the OSP should remain focused on its mission without being distracted by such legal challenges.
