In Ghana’s courtrooms, the word “remand” should mean a temporary hold while the state prepares its…
Author: Alexander Afriyie
#A Police Report Is Not a Court Judgment — Stop Declaring Victory at the Charge Office
Going to the police to report someone does not mean you have won anything. Writing a…
“Your Looks Aren’t Law” — How Ghana’s Courts Are Reckoning With Bad Rulings Against Women
That viral Accra High Court graphic said it bluntly: “MARRIAGE IS NOT INVESTMENT” and “WOMEN ARE…
Drawing the Lines — How the Courts’ New Judgment on OSP Prosecution Powers Affects Past Convictions and Future Anti-Graft Cases in Ghana
When Parliament created the Office of the Special Prosecutor in 2018, it handed the office a…
#One Clause Gives Power, the Next Takes It Back — Why Parliament Must Answer for the OSP’s Broken Law
In one breath, Parliament guaranteed the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s independence. In the next, it…
When the Court Defines the Referee — What OSP’s Court-Clarified Powers Mean for the Ofori-Atta Case
In Ghana’s legal landscape, few acronyms carry as much weight — or controversy — as OSP:…
One Rule, Many Prosecutors — Why the High Court Singled Out the OSP While Police, EOCO, and Others Still Prosecute
When the High Court ruled this month that the Office of the Special Prosecutor cannot prosecute…
Who Holds the Prosecutor’s Pen? — What the High Court’s Order on OSP Means for the A-G, Article 88, and Cases Already in Court
On a quiet morning in the High Court, a question that has trailed the Office of…
Sam George got a missed call from Russia
Sam Nartey George the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation has asked for the extradition…
State Closes Case Against Chairman Wontumi
The Republic’s case against Chairman Wontumi and two co-accused persons, Kwame Antwi and Akonta Mining Limited,…