Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has defended the decision by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to seek an arrest warrant for Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah.

His comments come after the legislator reported himself to EOCO following the issuance of an arrest warrant by an Accra High Court in connection with an ongoing investigation.

Baffour Awuah reports himself to EOCO

Dr Srem-Sai said law enforcement agencies cannot be expected to carry out their work based solely on the decisions of suspects or persons of interest.

He said the law gives law enforcement agencies powers of arrest for a reason.

“But law enforcement has tools with which it works, and I think that it is also important for all of us to agree that law enforcement cannot work subject to a person or a suspect or a person of interest’s whims and caprices.

“If that were the case, first of all, the law would not have given powers of arrest to law enforcement, and if that were the case, then actually no law enforcement officer would be able to achieve anything because then they have to work according to what subjects or suspects,” he said.

It will be recalled that the High Court in Accra granted the warrant after lawyers for the Economic and Organised Crime Office told the court that its officers had exhausted reasonable means of securing Baffour Awuah’s voluntary appearance in connection with an ongoing investigation.

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It argued that the arrest was necessary because of fears that documents relevant to the investigation could be concealed, altered or destroyed.

EOCO also sought a warrant to search for and seize relevant documents, which was reportedly granted.

"Law enforcement cannot work subject to a suspect's whims and caprices."

- Dr @JusticeSremSai on Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah's case with EOCO. #JoySMS pic.twitter.com/w4lhPuYPCS

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