Only indictment can prevent me from prosecuting corrupt deputies – Special Prosecutor

General News on Thursday, June 6, 2019

Source: 3news.com

2019-06-06

The special prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu, said that the only thing that could prevent him from investigating and prosecuting corrupt deputies and members of the executive would be his indictment.

According to the special prosecutor, deputies can not be exempted from prosecution for corruption as he remains in office as the first special prosecutor.

"The solution to exclude members of Parliament from investigation and possible prosecution for alleged corruption offenses is to have the first special prosecutor dismissally dismissed or to allow the competent independent constitutional institution to do so" , a statement from the special prosecutor's office said.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, leader of the majority, was denied by the media, saying that the PS office had a long list of MPs to be prosecuted. to a big list.

"The Office of the Special Prosecutor would like to say that nine out of 275 members of Parliament can not be considered a list of choices, even by an acceptable use of the English language, even for the purpose of an invitation to release members of the Parliament to help them with the investigation. bribery offenses, "explained the office.

The bureau described the leader of the majority as saying that, for reasons of transparency and accountability, the air must be purified.

However, he said that if it did, the office would do it without fear or favor, but feared that this could indicate a gargantuan corruption in the system.

"When the list is long, it will mean that the stables of corruption become very dirty and smell bad and must be eliminated with vigor."

"The Office of the Special Prosecutor will, inter alia, continue, under the first Senior Special Prosecutor, to invite members of the executive branch and the Parliament without fear or favor, disaffection or unwillingness to badist the Office in its investigations into suspicions of corruption and corruption. corruption. offices or as witnesses in the cases required by the mandate of the Bureau, "he continued.

The Special Prosecutor's Office has badured the public of its commitment to fight corruption using the available constitutional framework.

The first special prosecutor's case involving Central Bawku MP Mahama Ayariga sparked a conversation about the legality or otherwise of prosecution of incumbent MPs.