A High Court in Accra has ruled that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has no authority to prosecute cases.
The High Court ruling stripped the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of its prosecutorial powers, handing them to the Attorney General (AG) to take over all criminal prosecutions.
On Wednesday, April 15, the High Court ruling was delivered, representing a significant development in Ghana’s legal and anti-corruption landscape.
Also, the court declared that all ongoing prosecutions initiated by the OSP are null and void, a decision that immediately halts multiple high-profile and ongoing cases being tried in various courts across the country.
Reports suggest the presiding judge, John Nyante Nyadu, further awarded costs of GH₵15,000 against the OSP, underscoring the Court’s position on the matter and the procedural concerns raised in the case.
The High Court’s ruling was based on the case titled GJ/0369/2026: The Republic vs The Office of the Special Prosecutor (on the Application of Peter Archibold Hyde).
In related news, Kissi Agyebeng, the Special Prosecutor, has revealed he has begun counting his days to leave the office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
The Special Prosecutor asserted to persistent threats to the survival of the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
Speaking on the performance and public perception of the office, Kissi Agyebeng detailed, “They want an independent institution to fight corruption, separate from the Attorney General and more than 50 per cent, and with this, I take pride in it, of the majority of Ghanaians trust the Office of the Special Prosecutor more than any other institution to fight corruption. And with this, my job is done.
‘However, I have started counting down my days to when I depart as Special Prosecutor,” he said.
“When I become the former Special Prosecutor, I want to look back and say, civil society forged this office, and civil society preserved it. It is your handiwork, do not let it die,” Kissi Agyebeng stated.
“You recall what happened in 2025. Incidentally, it was our best year of performance. At the same time, it was our worst year of existential force,” he said.
“Why should Kissi and a few officers of the Office of the Special Prosecutor be the ones always fighting existential battles just to keep this office running? Had it not been the good-naturedness of the president, the office would have been scrapped by the end of December 2025, in violence,” he stated.
Also, Kissi Agyebeng has said 2025 was the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) best year of performance; at the same time, it was its worst year of existential troubles.
According to Kissi Agyebeng, while the office achieved some of its best results, it also endured its “worst year of existential troubles.”
The Special Prosecutor asserted that political calls to scrap the office significantly contributed to the challenges it faced.
However, noted that such pressure stems from its mandate to hold public officials accountable.
Kissi Agyebeng added, “2025 was our best year of performance; at the same time, it was our worst year of existential troubles. Why should Kissi and a few officers of the Office of the Special Prosecutor always fight existential battles just to keep this office running?” he said.
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