【全非资讯·加纳】 加纳最高法院维持Osp检察权不变

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最高法院昨天裁定，特别检察官办公室（OSP）根据宪法拥有起诉权，但同时确认，总检察长（AG）保留通过不起诉条约（nolle prosequi）终止特别检察官办公室发起的任何起诉的宪法权力。\n\n在由首席大法官Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie主持的七人法官小组做出的一致裁决中，法院认为2017年特别检察官办公室法案（第959号法案）第4条第2款与1992年宪法并不抵触。\n\n法院表示，对宪法的真实和恰当解释是将起诉权赋予总检察长，同时承认特别检察官办公室依法进行起诉的权力。法院补充说，总检察长终止刑事起诉的宪法权力延伸至特别检察官办公室处理的案件。\n\n该合议庭进一步裁定，特别检察官办公室进行的所有起诉，包括在调查过程中获得的资产冻结令，依然有效。法院宣布，任何与该裁决不符的法院命令或裁决均无效。\n\n法院表示，判决的完整理由将于8月5日在书记官处备案。\n\n该诉讼是由私人执业律师Noah Adamtey提起的，他质疑第959号法案的合宪性，并辩称该法案非法赋予了特别检察官办公室独立的起诉权。\n\n他请求法院宣布，赋予特别检察官办公室独立且不受干预的起诉权的法案条款与宪法第1条第2款、第88条第3款和第4款、第93条第2款以及第296条相抵触。他还辩称，第959号法案第3条第3款和第4条使特别检察官办公室在发起、进行和终止起诉方面独立于总检察长，这违反了宪法。

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The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has prosecutorial powers under the Constitution but affirmed that the Attorney-General (AG) retains the constitutional authority to discontinue any prosecution initiated by the OSP through a nolle prosequi.

In a unanimous decision, the seven-member panel, presided over by the Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, held that Section 4(2) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), is not inconsistent with the 1992 Constitution.

The court said a true and proper interpretation of the Constitution vests prosecutorial authority in the Attorney-General, while recognising the OSP's power to prosecute under the law. It added that the Attorney-General's constitutional power to terminate criminal prosecutions extends to cases handled by the OSP.

The panel further ruled that all prosecutions undertaken by the OSP, including freezing orders obtained in the course of investigations, remain valid. It declared that any court order or ruling inconsistent with its decision is null and void.

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The court said the full reasons for its judgment would be filed at the registry on August 5.

The suit was filed by private legal practitioner, Noah Adamtey, who challenged the constitutionality of Act 959, arguing that it unlawfully grants the OSP independent prosecutorial authority.

He asked the court to declare that provisions of the Act conferring original and insulated prosecutorial powers on the OSP are inconsistent with Articles 1(2), 88(3) and (4), 93(2) and 296 of the Constitution. He further contended that Sections 3(3) and 4 of Act 959, which make the OSP independent of the Attorney-General in initiating, conducting and terminating prosecutions, violate the Constitution.

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