Abbreviation | OSP |
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Legal status | Active |
Purpose | Law Enforcement Agency |
Headquarters | 6 Haile Selasie Avenue, South Ridge, Accra |
Region | Ghana |
Special Prosecutor | Kissi Agyebeng |
Predecessor | Martin Amidu |
Deputy Special Prosecutor | Cynthia Lamptey |
Divisions | Investigations,
Prosecution, Assets Recovery & Management, Strategy,Research &Communications, Operations, Finance, Human Resource & Administration. |
Website | https://osp.gov.gh |
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is a specialised independent anti-corruption agency established by an act of the Parliament of Ghana to investigate and prosecute acts of corruption and corruption related offences. It is also responsible for recovering proceeds of corruption and take steps to prevent it.
The OSP is the premier enforcer of Ghana's anti-corruption laws, and it is the only state agency empowered to carry out criminal prosecution of corruption and corruption related offences.