General News of Tuesday, 14 May 2019Source: citinewsroom.comJustify Amidu’s appointment as Special Prosecutor – Supreme Court to AGSpecial Prosecutor, Martin Amidu (l) with Attorney General, Gloria Akufo (r)The Supreme Court has asked the Attorney General’s office to within three weeks file legal arguments justifying the appointment of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor. The Supreme Court also gave the lawyers for the applicant, Dr. Dominic Ayine, 3 weeks to legally justify their case. Dr. Dominic Ayine wants the appointment annulled since, Mr. Amidu has exceeded the mandatory retirement age. According to the court, Mr Amidu was not a proper party to the case as the position in question is one which falls under Article 88 of the Constitution. He further argued that by reason of Mr Amidu’s age (66 years at the time of his appointment), he is not qualified or eligible to be nominated as the Special Prosecutor under section 13(3) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2018 (Act 959).

Source: GhanaWeb May 14, 2019 12:11 UTC