Also known as: Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai · Deputy Attorney-General · Deputy Attorney General · the Deputy Attorney General · Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai · Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice · Dr Justice Srem Sai · Mr. Srem-Sai · Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Justice Srem-Sai · Dr. Srem-Sai · Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Dr Justice Srem-Sai · Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai · Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem-Sai · Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice · Mr Srem-Sai
Deputy Attorney-General cautioning that parliamentary immunity should not shield MPs from criminal investigation in the Baffour Awuah SIC Life matter.
Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has accused the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) of selective criticism, questioning the consistency of its response to recent comments by the Chief Justice. …
… Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, says traditional authorities, who have resolved disputes in their communities for generations, must become a critical part of Ghana’s ADR system. …
… In an address read on his behalf by Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, at the Ghana Bar Association Conference in Ada on September 14, Dr Ayine said his position was informed by his experience with Bar associations in other Commonwealth countries. …
… The proposal was contained in a speech read on his behalf by Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai at the Ghana Bar Association Conference 2026/27 on September 14, held under the theme “150 Years of Ghana’s Legal Evolution: Transforming the Profession and Driving its Future …
… Dr Justice Srem-Sai, Deputy AG Mr Atta Akyea ended his cross-examination of EOCO lead investigator, Frank Marshal Cromwell, at the High Court in Accra, on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 after challenging the basis of several conclusions contained in the prosecution’s case. …
Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai has rejected claims by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that the Attorney-General’s Office has on several occasions refused requests to collaborate on corruption cases. …
… Victoria Barth, counsel for the applicant, and Deputy Attorney-General, Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, and has adjourned the case to Monday, August 31, at 10 a.m. …
… The prosecution, led by Dr Srem-Sai, has argued that evidence presented by the State, together with investigations conducted by EOCO, established that the GH₵49.1 million, equivalent to the $7 million contract sum, constituted government funds held in a government agency’s bank a …
… The Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, told the court that the bank subsequently approved a loan and grant facility of GH₵18.73 million, out of which GH₵14.3 million was disbursed to Wontumi Farms Limited. …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.