Office of the Special Prosecutor

Office of the Special Prosecutor
AbbreviationOSP
Formation2018
Legal statusActive
PurposeLaw Enforcement Agency
Headquarters6 Haile Selasie Avenue, South Ridge, Accra
Region
Ghana
Special Prosecutor
Kissi Agyebeng
Predecessor
Martin Amidu
Deputy Special Prosecutor
Cynthia Lamptey
Divisions
Investigations,

Prosecution,

Assets Recovery & Management,

Strategy,Research &Communications,

Operations,

Finance,

Human Resource & Administration.
Websitehttps://osp.gov.gh

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is a specialised independent anti-corruption agency established by an act of the Parliament of Ghana to investigate and prosecute acts of corruption and corruption related offences. It is also responsible for recovering proceeds of corruption and take steps to prevent it.

The OSP is the premier enforcer of Ghana's anti-corruption laws, and it is the only state agency empowered to carry out criminal prosecution of corruption and corruption related offences.

Mandate

The AG/MoJ is the principal legal adviser to the Government. It is responsible for the initiation and conduct of all prosecutions of criminal offences, with the exception that the OSP’s prosecutorial power, though derived from that of the AG/MoJ, is secured by law and it is exercised without specific reference to the AG/MoJ.

Governing body

Divisions

  • Investigations Division
    • Mr. Emmanuel Basintale Amadu
  • Prosecutions Division
    • Isidore Kwadwo Tufuor Ph. D.
  • Assets Recovery & Management Division
    • Mr. Albert Akurugu
  • Strategy, Research & Communication Division
    • Mr. Samuel Appiah Darko
  • Operations Division
  • Finance Division
  • Human Resource and Administration Division

See also

References

  1. ^ "Our People". Office of the Special Prosecutor. Retrieved 2023-08-11.