Comprehensive overview of ongoing prosecutions, investigations, recoveries, and anti-corruption initiatives
33 individuals are currently standing trial across Ghana:
View all prosecutionsThe Office of the Special Prosecutor has secured 7 convictions in corruption cases:
The OSP has achieved significant financial impact through asset recovery and prevention of financial losses:
The OSP's prevention efforts have reached millions through various channels:
The OSP is currently conducting active investigations into allegations of corruption and other financial crimes.
View active investigationsThe OSP is seeking the public's assistance in locating these individuals:
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) was established in 2018 as the gold standard and flagship specialised independent anti-corruption institution in Ghana, in pursuance of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).
The OSP has the object of investigating and prosecuting specific cases of alleged or suspected corruption and corruption-related offences in the public and private sectors, recovering the proceeds of such acts by disgorging illicit and unexplained wealth and taking steps to prevent corruption.
The specialised attribute of the OSP particularly lies in its fortification with the cure of the inadequacies of the existing anti-corruption agencies by being designed as a comprehensive anti-graft agency with investigative, prosecutorial, intelligence gathering, surveillance, and counter-surveillance, police, national security, and revenue-generating powers.
The OSP derives its powers mainly from the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), Office of the Special Prosecutor Regulations, 2018 (L.I. 2373), Office of the Special Prosecutor (Operations) Regulations, 2018 (L.I. 2374), and other laws bearing on the suppression and repression of corruption.
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The Office of the Special Prosecutor is an autonomous specialised State anti-corruption agency created to investigate and prosecute corruption and corruption-related cases involving public officials, politically exposed persons and private individuals. The Office also has the mandate of taking steps to prevent corruption and recovering assets and disgorging ill-gotten property from corruption and corruption-related cases.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor was established in 2018 under the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) with the object of comprehensively leading the fight against corruption in Ghana.
Yes, the Office operates independently of executive control and the traditional prosecutorial chain of command to ensure impartiality and the avoidance of conflict of interest.
The Office is mandated to investigate and prosecute corruption and corruption-related cases in both the public and private sectors.
Yes, the Office encourages individuals and organisations to report cases of corruption and corruption-related offences. There are mechanisms in place to receive and assess complaints either named or anonymously. The Office assures witness, whistleblower and confidential informant protection.
The AG/MoJ is the principal legal adviser to the Government. It is responsible for the initiation and conduct of all prosecutions of criminal offences, with the exception that the OSP’s prosecutorial power, though derived from that of the AG/MoJ, is secured by law and it is exercised without specific reference to the AG/MoJ.
