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General News of Saturday, July 20, 2019
Source: 3news.com
2019-07-20
Martin Amidu is a special prosecutor
A former commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) urged Ghanaians to be patient with the special prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu, in his fight against corruption.
Judge Francis Emile Short also wants Ghanaians to encourage the special prosecutor who, in a recent article, lamented the lack of cooperation of state institutions in corruption investigations.
Speaking of the difficulties his office is facing, the special prosecutor has approached officials of public institutions and threatened to sue the public prosecutor if this office does not cooperate with him.
Speaking Saturday on the key points of TV3, Mr. Short said that it was not good that the office of the special prosecutor charged with corruption issues, 2 years old, be confronted with a lack of cooperation.
"It is unfortunate that Martin Amidu is facing a lack of cooperation," he noted during the morning show.
He stated that what the public needed, what Martin Amidu needs, is a support and not a judgment on the number of cases where he was able to prosecute or the quality of his work.
For his personal badessment of the Board so far, "I do not want to judge him".
"I want us to be patient, we should encourage it," he said, adding, "Public institutions should also collaborate with him."
However, Mr. Short believes that the special prosecutor has the power to compel the institutions to produce the information and documents he needs for the investigation of corruption cases.
He wishes Martin Amidu to consider invoking such powers under the law that establishes his office, explaining that it is criminal for anyone not to heed an invitation or a request. a request from the office.
Mr. Amidu had also alleged that other state institutions had deliberately tried to prevent his office from conducting parallel investigations, but Mr. Short wanted all institutions with powers to investigate. The investigation signs a memorandum of understanding specifying who was handling the cases to avoid duplication.
At the same time, Vitus Azeem, former executive director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), wants the Special Prosecutor to have a frame of reference on the cases he is dealing with. concentrated.
According to him, Martin Amidu should be able to decide whether he will be interested alone in corruption cases or cases for which he is the subject of a petition.
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