Martin Amidu has the power to summon heads of institutions to prevent his work – Minority

General News on Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2019-07-17

Deputy leader of the minority, James Avedzi, urged Martin Amidu to take action against the heads of institutions that prevent him from doing his job effectively.

According to him, taking action against them would break the barriers that prevented him from prosecuting individuals who had defrauded public funds.

His remarks come after the special prosecutor, Martin Amidu, hinted that officials of some institutions were ingesting in the fight against corruption.

A statement issued yesterday by Mr. Amidu in Accra, titled "Challenges of the Office of the Special Prosecutor in the Fight Against Corruption in Ghana," said that his team would be obliged to sue public institutions and the Attorney General (AG if the problem arose. persisted.

The presentation revealed that the heads of institutions fail to provide or disclose the vital information needed to prosecute those involved in corrupt activities.

During an interview, the deputy head of the minority said that the special prosecutor had the power to sue those officials of institutions hindering his work.

"… he thinks that the actions of department heads hinder his work, he has the power to take action against them. So if he wrote to tell us that this is what prevents him from working, we all know it now as a country; so we encourage him to go ahead and prosecute those in charge of the institutions that force him not to work? He has the power to take action against him, so he can have his hands free to do his job and execute the people who actually took the government money. "

An amount of GH ¢ 180 million has been allocated to the Special Prosecutor to enable him to discharge his duty, but so far, Martin Amidu has continued that the deputy of Bawku, Mahama Ayariga , for tax evasion, tax fraud and fraudulent currency processing License.

All fees are related to the MP's import of three Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles in 2017, funded in part by a loan facility guaranteed by Parliament and available to all MPs.