The former parliament speaker, who was around when the Special Prosecutor's office got created, is calling for the whole thing to get nuked because he thinks it turned into a power-tripping mess that breaks basic legal rules. Aaron Mike Oquaye went off about how the agency arrested activist Martin Kpebu for accusing them of being corrupt, which is basically investigating yourself when you are the one getting called out.
The ex-speaker said Ghana keeps spinning up new enforcement agencies with jobs that overlap instead of just beefing up the Attorney General's department and existing prosecutors. He trashed the bail requirements the office slaps on people, pointing out that demanding suspects have land ownership is ridiculous since poor folks would never get released under that setup.
Oquaye warned that locking people up over speech is wrecking constitutional freedoms, and the office had zero business dragging Kpebu in when corruption allegations should have gone to a different agency or civil court instead.
The ex-speaker said Ghana keeps spinning up new enforcement agencies with jobs that overlap instead of just beefing up the Attorney General's department and existing prosecutors. He trashed the bail requirements the office slaps on people, pointing out that demanding suspects have land ownership is ridiculous since poor folks would never get released under that setup.
Oquaye warned that locking people up over speech is wrecking constitutional freedoms, and the office had zero business dragging Kpebu in when corruption allegations should have gone to a different agency or civil court instead.
