A Ghanaian citizen has filed a Supreme Court suit challenging the constitutionality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor, alleging that Parliament exceeded its powers in creating an independent prosecutorial body.
Noah E. Tetteh, the plaintiff in suit number J1/3/2026, argues that Parliament lacks authority to establish an office that operates outside the control of the Attorney-General.
Tetteh is seeking a court order to strike down provisions of Act 959, which grant autonomous prosecutorial powers to the Office of the Special Prosecutor and insulate it from the Attorney-General’s constitutional oversight.
The case was publicly noted by Justice Srem Sai, a Deputy Attorney-General, in a Facebook post Wednesday night.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor was established to investigate and prosecute corruption and related offenses independently of government influence, a mandate supporters say is crucial for accountability in Ghana.
