Judge Chastises OSP In Open Court For Filing Deposition On a Ruling Without Reading The Ruling
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The Special Prosecutor has been berated in open court for filing a court process when they had not read the full ruling on the matter.
Presiding judge, Justice Nicholas Mensah Abodakpi of the High Court in Accra (Human Rights Division) was furious asking the OSP staff to up their game.
This comes days after the OSP Kissi Agyebeng accused the judiciary of ganging up against his office to frustrate the fight against corruption.
The OSP represented in court by a Prosecutor Staff member of the office named Seth Ansong was Queried by Justice Abodakpi why he was making depositions on a ruling he had not read.
The OSP officer Seth Ansong admitted he ignorance of the ruling saying “Not that I know of.”
Justice Abodakpi proceeded to describe as “scandalous” the depositions made by the OSP.
The OSP has faced accusations of using “fast food” style prosecution tactics leading to judges dismissing the office’s arguments when presentations to the bench are submitted.
The OSP has also been accused of Absenteeism and incompetence. In one case, the OSP failed to file its Affidavit in answer Charles Bissue after 36 days despite repeated notice from the court.
Charles Bissue and his lawyers had dragged the OSP (First Respondent) and attached the Kaneshie District Court (2nd Respondent) to the suit as he raised issues for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights.
The OSP who has also faced allegations of cronyism and favouratism in the recruitment of Staff for his office said if the conduct of the judiciary is not checked, it will hurt Ghana’s fight against corruption.
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