Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem-Sai has confirmed that a private citizen has filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of Parliament’s decision to establish the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

In a post on X on December 10, 2025, the Deputy AG disclosed that the suit was filed by Private legal practitioner Noah Adamtey against the Attorney-General.

The action challenges the constitutionality of Parliament’s decision to establish the OSP as an independent prosecutorial body outside the direct control of the Attorney-General.

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“I can confirm that a citizen – @NoahAdamtey – has sued the Attorney-General in Supreme Court suit number J1/3/2026,” Srem-Sai stated.

He explained that the core of the case is the argument that Parliament acted beyond its constitutional authority by setting up a prosecutorial office that operates independently of the Attorney-General, who the Constitution designates as the state’s principal prosecutor.

As part of the reliefs being sought, the plaintiff is asking the court to strike out sections of Act 959, the law that established the OSP, particularly those provisions that grant the office independent prosecutorial powers or insulate it from the Attorney-General’s supervision.

The lawsuit comes at a time when some political commentators and public figures have renewed calls for the OSP to be scrapped, claiming the office has outlived its relevance.

However, President John Dramani Mahama has pushed against those calls, arguing that it is premature to consider abolishing the OSP. According to him, the office plays a critical role in Ghana’s fight against corruption.

Speaking during a courtesy visit by the National Peace Council at the Jubilee House on December 10, 2025, the President noted that the OSP remains the only anti-corruption institution in the country with full prosecutorial independence.

Read the post below:

I can confirm that a citizen - @NoahAdamtey - has sued the Attorney-General in Supreme Court suit number J1/3/2026.

His grounds: Parliament has no power to set up an office of a prosecutor which is independent and outside the control of the Attorney-General.

His relief: An…

— Justice Srem-Sai (@JusticeSremSai) December 10, 2025