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28.03.2017 General News

Ex-Chief Questions Emile Short’s Prescription…For Appointment Of Special Prosecutor

By Ghanaian Chronicle
Ex-Chief Questions Emile Shorts PrescriptionFor Appointment Of Special Prosecutor
28.03.2017 LISTEN

A former Ashanti Regional Coordinator of the defunct Alliance For Change (AFC), Nana Nanabanyin Ninsin-lmbeah II, has queried recent prescription by the former Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) boss for the appointment of Special Prosecutor.

Mr. Justice Emile Short has argued that the appointment of a Special Prosecutor should not be left at the discretion of the President, noting that it must be subjected to consultative process before his/her appointment.

“That person should not be appointed by the President because it will not give the appearance of independence if that person is appointed by the President,” the distinguished human rights advocate said on 3FM morning show last week Wednesday.

The former CHRAJ boss stated, “I think that what can be done is to have a committee that composes of representatives from certain recognizable professional institutions like the bar association, the Christian Council, the Trade Union Congress etc.”

Mr. Emile Short added that the committee will be responsible for vetting interested candidates and presenting a three member shortlist for the President to appoint one of the candidates.

But much as Nana Ninsin-lmbeah II appreciates Mr. Short's prescription based on competence and independence, he would want him (Short) to go further and tell the world if the present appointee by the President to the position as Special Prosecutor falls short of his prescription and why.

“If he doesn’t fall short, then why, this prescription after H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Lawyer Akoto Ampaw to the position”, Nana Ninsin-Imbeah, also an Ex-Nyimfahen of the Mfantseman Council in Ashanti has  queried.

From Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi

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