GACC says High Court order on OSP is “hugely damaging,” warns of chilling effect on anti-corruption fight

The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has issued a stark warning that the recent Accra High Court ruling directing the Attorney-General to take over prosecutions from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is “hugely damaging” to Ghana’s broader fight against corruption, arguing that it strikes at the heart of the institutional independence the OSP was created to safeguard. While expressing deep concern, the Coalition stressed that it will withhold its final judgment until the Supreme…