Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie, Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Searchlight newspaper, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to dismiss Kissi Agyebeng as Special Prosecutor.
In a petition to the President, Mr. Kuranchie, alleged misconduct by Mr. Agyebeng.
He cited instances of willfully violating his official oath and oath of secrecy.
He also accused the Special Prosecutor of acting in ways that could be detrimental to the country’s economy or security.
He continued that his petition is based on Section 15. (1) of the Special Prosecutor Act (Act 959) of 2017, which provides for the statutory methods by which the Special Prosecutor may be removed from office.
Mr Kuranchie alleged that the Special Prosecutor has conducted security checks/polygraphing on about 80% of the staff of the OSP.
“Petitioner states, first, that this work was not done by the N.I.B, and second, this work was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), an agency of the government of the United States of America, a foreign nation,” he added.
Mr Kuranchie said these acts were in breach of the laws of Ghana and that these acts of contracting a foreign agency to conduct security checks and evaluation of staff of an entity such as the Office of Special Prosecutor amount to ‘stated misbehaviour’.
In July 2024, the Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Mr Kuranchie, challenging the constitutionality of the OSP.
He filed the case against the Attorney General (AG) and the OSP, seeking a Supreme Court ruling to declare the OSP unconstitutional.
Meanwhile, the president has referred the petition to the Chief Justice for further action.
