The Member of Parliament for Gushegu and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee, Hassan Tampuli, has alleged that recent legal and political actions targeting the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) form part of a coordinated effort to weaken the anti-corruption body.
Speaking on behalf of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority at a press conference, Mr Tampuli described the sequence of petitions, parliamentary actions and court cases against the OSP as deliberate attempts to undermine the institution.
“The petitions were not serious legal instruments. They were political weapons designed to harass, delegitimise and remove from office a public servant whose crime was that he was doing his job,” he stated.
His remarks follow a ruling by the Accra High Court on April 15, 2026, which declared all OSP prosecutions null and void on constitutional grounds, a decision that has sparked renewed debate over the future of the anti-corruption office.
Mr Tampuli further claimed that petitions submitted to President John Dramani Mahama seeking the removal of the Special Prosecutor were “coordinated and strategically timed” to create the impression of widespread public dissatisfaction.
According to him, the petitions were referred to the Chief Justice for review, but no prima facie case was established.
“Three were referred formally to the Chief Justice. Zero prima facie case established,” he said.
He added that following the unsuccessful petition attempts, there were moves in Parliament to limit the powers of the OSP, which also failed.
Mr Tampuli also pointed to a case filed at the Supreme Court by a private legal practitioner challenging the constitutionality of the OSP’s prosecutorial authority, describing it as the “third phase” of a broader strategy.
“When you cannot kill an institution by statute, you attempt to do so through constitutional litigation,” he argued.
Source: adomonline.com
