(Just In): Frustrated Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu Has Resigned
In a letter addressed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Martin Amidu has indicated that he has brought his duties to an end. In the said letter, he said his decision is to “enable Your Excellency to take steps to appoint a replacement to that position as required by law.”
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He claimed that the President has not been able to ensure his independence and freedom of actions.
“The one condition upon which I accepted to be nominated as the Special Prosecutor when you invited me to your Office on 10th January 2018 was your firm promise to me that you will respect and ensure same by your Government for my independence and freedom of action as the Special Prosecutor,” he stated.
“In undertaking the analysis of the risk of prevention of corruption and anti-corruption assessment I sincerely believed that I was executing an independent mandate under the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Act, 2017 (Act 959) and the Office of the Special Prosecutor (Operations) Regulations, 2018 (L. I. 2374).”
“The reaction I received for daring to produce the Agyapa Royalties Limited Transactions anti-corruption report convinces me beyond any reasonable doubt that I was not intended to exercise any independence as the Special Prosecutor in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and recovery of assets of corruption. My position as the Special Prosecutor has consequently become clearly untenable,” Martin Amidu’s statement added.
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