{"id":105445,"date":"2025-12-04T22:09:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=105445"},"modified":"2025-12-04T22:09:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:09:58","slug":"abolishing-osp-wont-prevent-former-officials-from-prosecution-majority-leader-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=105445","title":{"rendered":"Abolishing OSP won\u2019t prevent former officials from prosecution \u2013 Majority Leader warns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has cautioned that dissolving the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) will not prevent the prosecution of implicated former government officials.<\/p>\n

Addressing Parliament on Thursday, December 4, during discussions on the arrest and detention of private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu by the OSP, he stressed that accountability processes will continue regardless of whether the office is abolished.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Speaker, let me sound a warning that abolishing it will not let off the hook those who we are considering prosecuting for violations of the law when it comes to corruption,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI can assure you that abolishing the Office of Special Prosecutor will not let off anybody who is found culpable.\u201d<\/p>\n

He noted that the call to scrap the OSP should not be misinterpreted as an attempt to protect officials who may face prosecution.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople should not see the call for the abolition of the OSP as an indication that those who are going to be held accountable will be let off the hook. Indeed, I will ensure that the process is even expedited,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Ayariga reiterated his firm position that the OSP has outlived its usefulness and should be dissolved, whether through a private member\u2019s bill, as previously suggested by former Speaker Prof. Mike Oquaye, or by an executive-led amendment.<\/p>\n