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Vol 61 No 23

Published 19th November 2020


Ghana

Anti-corruption boss 'no poodle'

Ghana's independent Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, resigned his post on 16 November after experiencing government interference in his job, he said in a letter to President Nana Akufo-Addo. Amidu said the actions of the head of state had convinced him that 'you had laboured under the mistaken belief that I could hold the Office of the Special Prosecutor as your poodle'. Amidu has been experiencing strong pushback ever since he published a critical report on the corruption risks in the Agyaba project, which plans to raise up to US$500 million on the London Stock Exchange for the gold industry.

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