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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has forwarded a petition to the Chief Justice seeking the removal of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng.
The petition, submitted by inaugural Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu, accuses Agyebeng of procurement breaches, as reported by Joy News.
Kissi Agyebeng, appointed as Amidu’s successor in 2021, has been a subject of strong criticism from Amidu over the past three years. The allegations of procurement breaches have now led to formal action being taken for his potential removal from office.
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Kissi Agyebeng was born on July 2, 1978, in Nkwatia, Kwahu. He is the Managing Partner of Cromwell Gray LLP, a reputable law firm in Accra, and also serves as the Chairman of the Electronic Communications Tribunal of Ghana. This tribunal handles appeals from decisions or orders made by the National Communications Authority (NCA) and the Dispute Resolution Committee of the NCA, regarding the regulation of electronic communications, broadcasting, and the use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Agyebeng completed his LLB at the University of Ghana, Legon, and his professional law degree at the Ghana School of Law. He further pursued an LLM in Marine and Environmental Law at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and another LLM in Corporate Law and Securities Regulation at Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York.
His areas of expertise include Telecommunications Law, Energy Law, Real Estate Law, Government Contracts, Procurement Law, Law of the Sea, Corporate and Commercial Law, Maritime Law, International Law, International Commercial Arbitration, International Business Transactions, Criminal Law, International Criminal Law, Sports Law, and Media Law.
