A plea purportedly submitted by former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu to remove his replacement, Kissi Agyebeng, from office has been dismissed by Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo.
As to the report by Joy News, the Chief Justice concluded that the petition’s legal and factual foundation did not satisfy the necessary requirements to create a preliminary argument for the Special Prosecutor’s dismissal.
According to reports, Mr. Amidu sent the petition, which was dated April 30, 2024, to the President. On May 6, 2024, Justice Torkornoo received it.
Mr. Amidu made accusations of abuses involving judges and the administration of justice, as well as procurement violations in the purchase of cars for the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). There were also claims of inadvertent staff appointments to the office, arrests and detentions in violation of citizens’ rights, and infringement of their right to information.
Additionally, Mr. Amidu asserted that the Special Prosecutor had misused his authority by apprehending people like Prof. Frimpong Boateng and Cecilia Dapaah.
Mr. Martin Amidu allegedly wrote a paper that is making the rounds on the internet criticizing the Chief Justice’s decision on the subject.
The President informed him that, on July 2, 2024, he had received a one-page letter with reference number OSP 307/24/659 from the Honorable Chief Justice, Mrs. Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, which reviewed whether or not there was a prima facie case regarding his petition.
Then I was told that: “The Chief Justice decided that the factual and legal foundation of the petition falls short of the standard required to establish a prima facie case for the removal of the Special Prosecutor, in accordance with section 15 (3) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017.”
