The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has accused the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of conflict of interest in the investigation into allegations made against the office by private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu.
The MP argued that the OSP should not be the body investigating claims targeted at itself.
According to him, allowing the OSP to handle the matter undermines fairness and risks denying the complainant justice.
“To resolve those allegations certainly will not be the office of the OSP,” he said. “And tactically, it’s even not good because presenting those evidence to him… by submitting yourself to him, you are submitting it to his jurisdiction; you are agreeing that he should resolve those matters.”
He warned that the outcome could easily favour the OSP.
“What if, at the end of the day, he rubbishes every allegation you have made? You wouldn’t have gotten justice,” he added.
The MP’s comments come after the Office of the Special Prosecutor invited Martin Kpebu on Wednesday to submit evidence to support his public allegations of corruption and incompetence against the institution.
The OSP says the invitation is part of due process to establish the facts behind the claims.
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