Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has rejected presenting his evidence of alleged misconduct at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to officers he considers subordinates of the Special Prosecutor, arguing that only board-level officials can handle such matters impartially.
“I am willing to cooperate because I have evidence,” Kpebu told JoyNews’ Newsfile monitored by MyNewsGh.
“Each time they invite me, I go, except the one they couldn’t bring to my notice. I keep going because I have evidence.”
He said prior panels, including officers who were “subordinates,” were inadequate to handle sensitive information.
“When we say we need something independent, we should meet the board members,” Kpebu said.
“If a subordinate finds the boss liable, people will say he has a beef. If he exonerates him, they will claim bias. It doesn’t look good.”
Kpebu also noted that OSP currently lacks a functioning board, but efforts to constitute one appear to be underway.
“Ask me to give information to a subordinate? No, it doesn’t look good. I can see efforts are being made to constitute a board,” he added.
The lawyer stressed that his refusal is based on procedural fairness rather than obstruction.
“Absolutely, there are no officers within the OSP to whom I would submit except the board members,” he said, emphasizing the importance of an independent evaluation of his evidence.
