Law lecturer and counsel for Engineers and Planners (E&P), Bobby Banson, has called for restraint and measured commentary in the ongoing legal dispute between the Office of the Attorney General (AG) and the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Speaking on Newsfile on Saturday, 11th April, Mr Banson cautioned that parties involved in the matter must be mindful of their public statements, given the constitutional implications of the case.
His remarks come in the wake of comments by the Attorney-General suggesting that the Special Prosecutor lacks independent prosecutorial authority.
The controversy has been heightened by a constitutional writ currently before the Supreme Court of Ghana, in which the Office of the Attorney General is seeking to strike out portions of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).
In an affidavit filed on Wednesday, 8 April 2026, in the case of Adamtey v. Attorney General, the state’s chief legal adviser argued that provisions granting the Special Prosecutor the power to initiate criminal proceedings without the express authorisation of the Attorney-General are inconsistent with the 1992 Constitution.
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