Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem Sai says any attempt to weaponise the Attorney General’s office for political persecution will come with dire consequences, including immediate removal from office.
He insists that the law is not a tool for settling political scores and that neither he nor his boss, the Attorney General, is willing to cross that line.
“If there is any evidence of misuse of our offices to persecute even opponents of the government, we will not last in our offices for even one more hour,” Dr. Srem Sai declared on JoyNews’ PM Express on Wednesday.
He was responding to growing public concerns about alleged politically motivated prosecutions, especially claims that the state is targeting New Patriotic Party figures, including the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
Dr. Srem Sai flatly rejected those claims.
“No one is persecuting Chairman Wontumi. No way. I don’t think the government, the Attorney General’s Department or any of our agencies is engaged in persecution of anyone, and definitely not Wontumi.”
[embedded content]He explained that law enforcement agencies face the difficult task of protecting the rights of suspects while responding to public criticism.
“It’s not everything we can put out every time people make allegations of this kind. We’re balancing the right of suspects with what we want.
“So it’s difficult for me to sit here and say, this suspect has done this or that. The investigative report will speak. Once the docket is built, you’ll see the facts.”
Dr. Srem Sai defended the integrity of the office and pointed to his own background as a long-time human rights advocate.
“I spent the past decade or more doing human rights defence in so many difficult cases. I won’t come and sit in the Attorney General’s office and be happy executing or harassing someone who we merely suspect of wrongdoing.”
He was emphatic that his values — and those of the current leadership — are not aligned with political revenge.
“My boss would not do that. President Mahama has made it clear that he is not in this oral business to execute anyone. We know the cost of crossing that line.”
He said Ghanaians should not confuse prosecution with persecution.
“If you’ve done nothing wrong, the law will vindicate you. But if the facts show you broke the law, then you must face it, no matter your political affiliation.”
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