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 defending government's speedy trials push and investigations into corruption cases including AKSA scandal.
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Joy Online
Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Justice Srem-Sai, has rejected allegations of selective justice in the Chief Justice’s decision to direct selected courts to sit during the legal vacation. …
Selective justice claims false, lawyers only trying to delay cases — Deputy AGJoy Online
Deputy Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has dismissed the Ghana Bar Association’s (GBA) position on legal vacation as having no basis in law, describing it as a “self-imposed understanding” that cannot be allowed to undermine the administratio …
GBA got it completely wrong on legal vacation — Deputy A-GJoy Online
Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Justice Srem-Sai, has rejected the Ghana Bar Association’s position on proceedings during the legal vacation, insisting that lawyers have no legal basis to decide whether cases should be heard before Vacation Courts. …
GBA’s position on lawyers’ appearance before vacation Courts has ‘no legal basis’ – Deputy AGJoy Online
… Read Also: Legal vacation is not lawyers’ vacation — Deputy Attorney-General Justice Baffoe-Bonnie criticised the suggestion that a lawyer could simply inform the Chief Justice that a case should not proceed because counsel had already made other arrangements. …
Chief Justice speaks on legal vacation; says it doesn’t stop judges from hearing casesJoy Online
Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has rejected the Ghana Bar Association’s (GBA) position that the availability of lawyers should determine whether court proceedings continue during the legal vacation. …
Legal vacation: Lawyers cannot decide when court cases proceed – Deputy AGJoy Online
The legal vacation should not be interpreted as a period during which lawyers can unilaterally determine whether court proceedings will continue, Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Dr Justice Srem-Sai has said. …
Legal vacation is not lawyers’ vacation — Deputy Attorney-GeneralJoy Online
Lawyers who are unable to attend court during the legal vacation should seek an accommodation from the judge rather than unilaterally declare that they will not participate in proceedings, Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has said. …
Lawyers can seek accommodation, but cannot declare court boycott – Deputy Attorney-GeneralJoy Online
Legal vacation does not prevent courts from hearing substantive cases or conducting trials, and the decision on whether proceedings should continue rests with the bench rather than lawyers, Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Dr Justice Srem-Sai has argued. …
Vacation courts can conduct trials during legal vacation – Deputy Attorney-General to GBAJoy Online
… The comments follows the Deputy Attorney General, Justice Srem-Sai saying his office is working with authorities in the United States to pursue other individuals implicated in a bribery scheme linked to a power plant development contract between a Turkish energy company and the g …
AKSA Energy case: Emails, names of recipients key to proving Ghanaian officials’ involvement – KpebuThe Chronicle
… The Chronicle is, therefore, happy that the Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem-Sai, yesterday posted on his X page that the Attorney-General is working with U.S. …
Editorial: Aksa Energy Deal, Bribery Allegations & Matters ArisingBusinessman Solomon Asamoah has filed applications at the Supreme Court to challenge the trial court's dismissal of his no-case submission in the criminal case over the abandoned Ghana Sky Train project. Both Asamoah and co-accused Prof. Kwame Ameyaw-Akumfi have not filed their defences despite being given 42 days to do so, instead opting to seek a stay of proceedings.
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Businessman Solomon Asamoah has filed applications at the Supreme Court to challenge the trial court's dismissal of his no-case submission in the criminal case over the abandoned Ghana Sky Train project. Both Asamoah and co-accused Prof. Kwame Ameyaw-Akumfi have not filed their defences despite being given 42 days to do so, instead opting to seek a stay of proceedings.
20 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi disputed the Deputy Attorney General's assertion that his Supreme Court application was based on "deliberate falsehoods," noting that journalists were present and the ruling is public record. The Supreme Court had dismissed his application seeking to halt criminal trials during legal vacation, with the judge finding he had not made a proper case for an interlocutory injunction.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Attorney General has accused MP Kojo Oppong Nkrumah and his lawyers of relying on a "deliberate falsehood" in their failed legal challenge to the Chief Justice's directive allowing criminal trials during legal vacation. The Supreme Court dismissed Oppong Nkrumah's injunction application, and the Deputy AG says evidence showed the Chief Justice's warrant was general and not limited to selected cases, contrary to the plaintiff's claim.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The bail application for NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) has been adjourned to October 15, 2026, after he and his legal team failed to appear before the court. The adjournment was attributed in part to the ongoing annual legal vacation period, during which court activities are reduced.
19 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The bail application of former Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), who is serving a 20-year jail term for illegal mining, has been adjourned to October 15, 2026, after he and his lawyers failed to appear in court.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Joseph Kpemka, lawyer for former NPA chief executive Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, told JoyNews that the Constitution guarantees expeditious trials for all cases, not selected ones, and criticized Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai's comments on PM Express as an erroneous interpretation that reinforces concerns about selective justice.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Two key prosecution witnesses in the case of former Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako have been placed under police protection following death threats that intensified after his conviction. Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai disclosed that the witnesses, police investigators, and members of his legal team have all received threats.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai says death threats against him, prosecution witnesses and investigators have increased since the conviction of NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako. The threats have targeted the two star witnesses and police investigators involved in the case.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has rejected the Ghana Bar Association's position on legal vacation, calling the interpretation "bizarre" and "not workable." He argued that vacation judges are entitled to their own vacation time after working during the August–September court closure and can hear substantive cases from their own courts, not only motions and urgent matters.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has defended the government's push for speedy trials, arguing that the NDC's position aligns with constitutional requirements that accused persons have cases determined without undue delay. He rejected claims that the government was manipulating the legal vacation to secure favourable outcomes in cases involving former government officials.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem-Sai has challenged critics who claim the government's pursuit of quick trials manipulates justice for partisan ends, arguing that speed alone does not pervert justice. He defended the use of vacation judges to hear cases during legal vacation, saying they are entitled to handle urgent matters while on break.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has rejected claims that criminal trials should not be conducted during the legal vacation without lawyers' consent, arguing that allowing lawyers to determine when cases are heard would undermine the judiciary's purpose. He disputed the Ghana Bar Association's interpretation as unworkable, saying it would leave vacation judges unable to hear cases for months.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Manhyia South MP says the Aksa bribery case should fall within the mandate of the Office of the Special Prosecutor rather than the Economic and Organised Crime Office, arguing the OSP was established to prosecute public officers and politically exposed persons. The Deputy Attorney General has defended allowing EOCO to lead the investigation, citing possible money laundering offences that extend beyond bribery and corruption.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem-Sai has cautioned against the Aksa Energy bribery investigation becoming a turf war between Ghana's anti-corruption agencies, stating that EOCO is the current lead agency and emphasising that agencies have complementary responsibilities and can collaborate where necessary.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai explained that EOCO, rather than the Office of the Special Prosecutor, is leading Ghana's local investigation into the AKSA bribery scandal because the case involves money laundering and other offences that fall within EOCO's mandate rather than OSP's. He dismissed suggestions the decision was meant to avoid OSP scrutiny, stating that investigative bodies have different legal mandates and may collaborate as needed.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has cautioned against immediate cancellation of the AKSA power contract following a former Goldman Sachs banker's bribery conviction in the US, saying the government must first undertake a comprehensive review of the agreement to establish legal grounds for termination to avoid exposing the state to judgment debt. He added that bribery and fraud are distinct legal concepts, and that invalidating the contract would require evidence-based investigations establishing fraud.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai has assured the public that President Mahama will not shield anyone implicated in the AKSA bribery scandal or conceal evidence. The assurance follows the US conviction of former Goldman Sachs banker and TOR Managing Director Kwaku Asante Berko in connection with a bribery scheme involving payments of more than US$1 million to Ghanaian government officials for a power plant project approval.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Accra High Court has adjourned the trial of former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife to August 25, pending the Supreme Court's determination of an injunction application that seeks to restrain the High Court from hearing the case during legal vacation.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Joy Online reports that Prime Insight, a current affairs programme, will on Saturday, August 15, examine two legal and governance issues: the controversy over whether trials can proceed during the legal vacation, and the conviction of former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku Berko in the United States. The two-hour programme will bring together political and legal voices to discuss their implications for Ghana's justice system and anti-corruption efforts.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The New Patriotic Party has filed a case challenging Ghana's constitutional provisions on presidential term limits before the Supreme Court, bringing the total number of pending cases on the issue to five. The NPP suit follows four individual cases filed between December 2025 and July 2026, and comes after the government proposed changes to Ghana's presidential term limits framework.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has endorsed the NPP's concern that the judiciary is applying "selective justice" by allowing substantive hearings in cases involving some of its former officials during legal vacation while other cases remain adjourned. Tuah-Yeboah argued the concern stems from apparent disparity in case treatment during the vacation period, not solely political affiliation.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah said judges can hear substantive cases during legal vacation if the lawyers involved are consulted and have no objection, adding that the practice of having judges sit during vacation predates Ghana's independence and is traditionally reserved for urgent matters like bail and injunctions.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The High Court in Accra adjourned the criminal case of former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba and his wife Faiza Seidu Wuni to August 17, 2026, after lawyers for both accused failed to appear in court. The Deputy Attorney-General questioned explanations for the absences, noting that lead counsel had previously indicated unavailability during legal vacation and requesting medical evidence.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab told the Accra High Court on Wednesday that his lead counsel, former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, is unwell and receiving medical attention, explaining the lawyer's absence from proceedings. Dame had previously objected to the court's decision to hear the criminal case during the legal vacation period.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Private lawyer Martin Kpebu has urged the Ghana Bar Association and the Association of Judges and Magistrates to negotiate a resolution to their disagreement over court proceedings during the legal vacation, following the Chief Justice's refusal to defer cases where lawyers cited prior commitments during the period.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has questioned whether the criminal trial of former National Signals Bureau Director Kwabena Adu-Boahene can continue if his defence lawyer is unavailable during the legal vacation. Adu-Boahene's lead counsel Samuel Atta Akyea stayed away from court on Tuesday, citing the traditional right of lawyers to rest during vacation.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Attorney-General says the Ghana Bar Association is attempting to turn a traditional accommodation granted to lawyers during legal vacation into a right to determine which cases should be heard by courts, arguing that decisions on whether substantive matters are heard during vacation remain within judges' discretion.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Justice Srem-Sai, Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, has expressed concern that lawyers boycotting vacation court proceedings may be failing their clients, particularly in criminal cases where accused persons have a constitutional right to legal representation. He worried that lawyers avoiding court for reasons related to the dispute over vacation sittings could leave clients vulnerable and deprive them of effective legal representation.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Samuel Atta Akyea, lead counsel for former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, rejected accusations from the Deputy Attorney-General that the defence is using tactics including legal vacation to slow the trial, stating the defence has consistently attended court and wants justice upheld.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A High Court judge in Accra has given former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife six days to secure their lawyers' presence for their trial's continuation on August 17, warning that if they appear without counsel, they must personally cross-examine the prosecution witness or the witness will be discharged. The defendants appeared without their legal team on August 11, citing the legal vacation.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →