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February 12, 2025 at 06:48 AM
I am not a lawyer but I understand enough to make suggestions on how to proceed with ORAL having witnessed the legal gymnastics in this country.
We can't assume that NDC will win the 2028 elections and we can't wait for the Attorney General's role to be split from that of state prosecution. These ORAL cases will travel beyond the 4 year term and therefore there is a risk of nolle prosequi to be filed in 2029 if NDC does not win the 2028 elections.
As a result, I think the Attorney General should resource and strengthen the OSP to take on several of these potential political ORAL cases so that we can be assured that those trials will continue beyond the government's term.
While JDM, through his Attorney General has discontinued several court cases due to what is perceived to be witch hunting, we also saw few nolle prosiqui filings during Nana Addo's terms but many of the cases did not even make their way to charges being filed, therefore, both administration can be accused of acting as clearing agents with various levels of degrees.
These challenges have arisen because successive governments have not prioritize the separation of Attorney General's role from state prosecution. So, for now, the surest bet to ensure continuation of prosecutions is to use the OSP. This will avoid accusation of political witch hunt since the OPS is a former government appointee and secondly to ensure that prosecutions will continue even if there is change of government until we have an amended constitution.
These are my thoughts which is grounded in street knowledge😄
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