Accra: Martin Amidu has stated that the Supreme Court has entirely rejected the Attorney-General's case against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and upheld the OSP Act, 2017 (Act 959) in its entirety. The former Attorney-General and Special Prosecutor made this claim following his review of the Supreme Court's judgment in Adamtey v Attorney-General, delivered on July 29, 2026.
According to Ghana Web, Amidu revealed that after receiving a copy of the judgment on August 8, he meticulously examined it to ascertain whether the Court had safeguarded the OSP's autonomy or relegated it to a state agency under the Attorney-General's control. His analysis confirmed that the OSP's independent status remains intact.
In an open letter, Amidu emphasized, "A careful reading, examination, and analysis of the Supreme Court judgement in Adamtey v Attorney-General leads to the conclusion that the Court upheld the Constitutionality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) established bipartisanly by Parliament and assented to by President Akufo-Addo on 2 January 2018 in its entirety." He further noted that the Court "refused to and did not reduce the OSP to another investigatory and prosecutorial agency under the absolute discretionary control and direction of the Government through an Attorney-General appointed and dismissible at the whims of the President."