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Deputy Attorney-General cautioning that parliamentary immunity should not shield MPs from criminal investigation in the Baffour Awuah SIC Life matter.
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The Chronicle
… The prosecution, led by Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, together with State Attorneys Nana Ama Prempeh and Anthony Asiamah and Investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), prayed the court to read the charges to the accused. …
Manhyia MP Pleads Not Guilty To ‘Dissipation’ Of SIC GH¢9.85mJoy Online
… Also present were the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, his deputy, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, the President and the Vice-President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Efua Ghartey and Victoria Barnes, respectively, as well as the President of the G …
Chief Justice urges Judiciary to strengthen foundations of justiceJoy Online
… Also present were the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, his deputy, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, the President and the Vice-President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Efua Ghartey and Victoria Barnes, respectively, as well as the President of the G …
Chief Justice urges judiciary to strengthen foundations of justiceThe Chronicle
… The State was represented by Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai. The charges include conspiracy, intentionally causing financial loss to the state through the alleged dissipation of public funds amounting to GH¢9,850,000, and money laundering. …
Manhyia South MP granted GH¢10m bail over alleged financial offencesJoy Online
… The bail was granted after prosecutors, led by Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai, presented the charges against the legislator before the court. …
Manhyia South MP Baffour Awuah pleads not guilty to EOCO charges, granted GH¢10m bailJoy Online
… He said he was therefore surprised to see the Deputy Attorney General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, announce on social media that EOCO had secured an arrest warrant for him. …
“I will never ignore an invitation from EOCO if I had received one” — Manhyia MPJoy Online
… Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has said the investigation concerns suspected offences including financial loss, dissipation of public funds and money laundering.
Baffour Awuah’s EOCO questioning centred on SIC matter – Bosome Freho MPThe Ghanaian Times
… Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai confirmed the warrant, saying it follows the MP’s refusal to honour EOCO’s invitation. …
Manhyia South MP Baffour Awuah turns mimself in to EOCO after court issues arrest warrantJoy Online
… Among the MPs who accompanied Mr Baffour Awuah to the EOCO office were Kofi Amankwah Manu, Subin MP Obiri Yeboah and former Deputy Attorney-General, Joseph Kpemka. …
EOCO moves to search Baffour Awuah’s office, residence after interrogationJoy Online
Deputy Attorney-General (AG) and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has warned that parliamentary immunity could become a shield for impunity if constitutional protections for Members of Parliament (MPs) are applied without careful consideration. …
Parliamentary immunity must not shield MPs from criminal investigations – Srem-SaiNana Agyei Baffour Awuah, Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, has pleaded not guilty to three criminal charges including conspiracy to intentionally dissipate GH¢9.85 million in public funds, causing financial loss to SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Limited, and money laundering. The charges relate to alleged transactions involving SIC Life in 2024.
6 October 2026 · The Chronicle →
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, has pleaded not guilty to three criminal charges including conspiracy to intentionally dissipate GH¢9.85 million in public funds, causing financial loss to SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Limited, and money laundering. The charges relate to alleged transactions involving SIC Life in 2024.
6 October 2026 · The Chronicle →
At the opening of the 69th Legal Year, Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie urged the Judiciary to strengthen the foundations of justice rather than merely introducing reforms, stating that true reforms must endure beyond the moment they are announced.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has urged the Judiciary to focus on strengthening the foundations of justice rather than merely introducing reforms, saying the true test of every reform is whether it endures beyond the moment. Public confidence in the Judiciary, he said, cannot be secured by the Constitution and the law alone but must be earned through everyday experiences.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, MP for Manhyia South, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢10 million by the High Court in Accra following his arraignment on three charges: conspiracy, intentionally causing financial loss to the state through alleged dissipation of public funds amounting to GH¢9,850,000, and money laundering. The court ordered him to deposit his passport and make himself available to investigators as conditions of bail.
3 October 2026 · The Chronicle →
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, Manhyia South MP, has pleaded not guilty to three charges brought by EOCO including conspiracy, dissipation of public funds, financial loss to the state, and money laundering relating to an alleged GH¢1 million transfer to SIC Life's Managing Director in 2024, and was granted GH¢10 million bail with two sureties.
3 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, MP for Manhyia South, says he received no invitation from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) despite the Deputy Attorney General's public announcement that an arrest warrant had been secured and he had been invited multiple times. After the public announcement, Baffour Awuah submitted himself to EOCO with his lawyers to answer questions concerning an investigation into alleged unauthorised financial transactions involving SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Limited.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Economic and Organised Crime Office questioned Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah over his legal work in the SIC Life matter, according to Bosome Freho MP Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh. Baffour Awuah provided legal services paid by a third party and was not an SIC employee; he told EOCO that relevant documents had already been submitted.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, MP for Manhyia South, reported to the Economic and Organised Crime Office after the Accra High Court issued an arrest warrant on September 30. EOCO is investigating alleged unauthorised financial transactions at SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Limited involving alleged financial loss, dissipation of public funds and money laundering.
1 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has executed searches at the office and residence of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah under a High Court warrant, following his interrogation at the agency. The MP is under investigation over alleged unauthorised financial transactions at SIC Life Savings & Loans Company Ltd, with suspected offences including financial loss, dissipation of public funds and money laundering.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has cautioned that parliamentary immunity could become a tool for impunity if constitutional protections for MPs are applied without careful consideration, arguing that such protections should not allow legislators to evade criminal investigations. His remarks follow EOCO's attempted arrest of MP Nana Agyei Baffour-Awuah, with the Deputy AG asserting that law enforcement agencies must retain their powers despite the Minority and some legal practitioners arguing that proper parliamentary procedures were not followed.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, has reported himself to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) following a High Court arrest warrant issued on September 30. The warrant was issued after EOCO said it had exhausted reasonable means of securing his voluntary attendance for questioning regarding alleged unauthorised financial transactions at SIC Life Savings & Loans Company Ltd.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has accused lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah of deliberately refusing to honour an invitation from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), arguing that there were no obstacles preventing him from appearing before the investigative body.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, Manhyia South MP, will report to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) following a High Court warrant issued after he did not respond to invitations. The investigation concerns alleged unauthorised financial transactions at SIC Life Savings & Loans Company Ltd, including suspected financial loss, dissipation of public funds and money laundering.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has confirmed that Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah is under investigation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over alleged unauthorised financial transactions at SIC Life Savings & Loans Company Ltd, including suspected financial loss, dissipation of public funds, and money laundering. A High Court warrant for his arrest has been issued after he allegedly declined to cooperate with the investigation since February 2026.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The former CEO of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund and former Board Chairman have filed their defences in a case alleging they authorised a $2M payment to a South African company for the SkyTrain project without prior Board approval. Their attempts to dismiss the trial at the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court have failed.
25 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Council for Legal Education and Training has unveiled an 11-member Board chaired by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, comprising senior judiciary members, government officials, and academics from leading law schools and tertiary institutions. CLET oversees legal education and professional training in Ghana, including administration of the Ghana School of Law.
21 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Ghana Bar Association president Sam Okudzeto has faulted Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine for presenting a proposed Legal Practitioners' Standard Board Bill to Cabinet without first consulting the Bar, saying the government cannot make decisions affecting the legal profession without consulting lawyers.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Bar Association has called on the Judiciary and Executive to operate within the 1992 Constitution's limits, with its President raising concerns about comments attributed to the Chief Justice and reports that some judges may be serving Executive interests rather than the Constitution.
15 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Ghana Bar Association's Deputy General Secretary Saviour Kudze rejected accusations of selective criticism of political actors, saying the GBA is a professional body that consistently speaks out on issues regardless of which government is in power and does not align with any political party.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has questioned the independence and consistency of the Ghana Bar Association's leadership in response to comments made by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, arguing that independence and consistency must be demonstrated through actions rather than claimed.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has accused the Ghana Bar Association of selective criticism over Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie's recent remarks about state institutions, arguing the GBA's response is inconsistent with how it treated similar comments by previous Chief Justices. Dr Srem-Sai contended that if the GBA opposes political comments by Chief Justices, it should condemn all such remarks consistently rather than selectively depending on political circumstances.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has called on the Alternative Dispute Resolution Council to integrate traditional chiefs into Ghana's formal dispute-resolution process, with the aim of decentralizing resolution to regional and district levels and preventing cases from overwhelming the courts.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Attorney-General Dr Dominic Ayine has urged the Ghana Bar Association to remain independent and serve as the conscience of Ghanaian society, cautioning against meddling in partisan politics. He said the Bar's independence must be paired with the State's responsibility to provide institutional conditions for the legal profession to self-govern without relying on government.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Attorney-General Dr Dominic Ayine has proposed establishing a Bar Welfare Fund to provide social protection for lawyers, particularly young lawyers and sole practitioners who lack institutional support and face welfare challenges including illness, practice failure, and old age.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Lead counsel for former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene concluded over 10 weeks of cross-examination of the prosecution's final witness in a GH¢49.1 million cybersecurity case at the High Court in Accra. The defence challenged whether a BNC Communications Bureau Limited account at UBA was authorised for national security operations, while the EOCO investigator maintained the account was unknown to the National Signals Bureau.
10 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
The State has closed its case against Kwabena Adu-Boahene and two others, charged with stealing, money laundering, and causing financial loss to the Republic over an alleged GH¢49.1 million loss to a state agency. The prosecution alleged Adu-Boahene used "clever means" to take the money and spent it with his wife and company, while the defence contends it was used to purchase a cyber defence system for the agency.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Attorney-General has rejected claims by the Office of the Special Prosecutor that the Attorney-General's Office refused requests to collaborate on corruption cases, calling the allegation false and insisting both offices remain committed to working together.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Supreme Court has adjourned its ruling on an interlocutory injunction application filed by Solomon Asamoah, the first accused in the Skytrain scandal trial, who also seeks a certiorari order to quash the High Court's dismissal of his no-case submission and variation of bail conditions. The court will deliver its ruling on August 31.
28 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
In the trial of former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene over a $7 million cyber defence system contract, an EOCO investigator testified that the anti-graft agency did not contact ISC Holdings, the Israeli firm contracted to supply the equipment, or the National Security Council to verify whether the system was purchased and delivered.
28 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The High Court in Accra has given the Attorney-General 14 days to file disclosures, including a list of documents for prosecution, in an alleged GH₵30 million EXIM Bank fraud case involving former Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako. The case was adjourned to September 22, 2026, for a case management conference.
28 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →