General News of Friday, 6 October 2017Source: citifmonline.comFunding special prosecutor with donations disastrous – IMANIplay videoKofi Bentil, Vice President of IMANI GhanaVice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has questioned the proposed source of funding for the yet-to-be established Office of Special Prosecutor. He argues that, the proposal, which includes donations from external bodies, is a potential ground for corruption, which the office seeks to fight. The Bill to establish the office, which is currently in Parliament for consideration, lists donations and grants as sources of funding. Kofi Bentil added that, the Office of the Special Prosecutor cannot be truly functional without some constitutional amendments. Meanwhile, the report of Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, on the Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill, which was expected to be laid in parliament today [Friday], has been postponed to Tuesday.

Source: GhanaWeb October 06, 2017 18:33 UTC