Attorney General to prosecute 30 ORAL cases

The Attorney General’s Office has identified approximately 30 cases under the government’s Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative that it believes have sufficient evidence to proceed to court, with between five and 10 already at advanced stages of prosecution.

Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, disclosed that another batch of cases would be filed before the beginning of the new legal year in October, as the government continues efforts to pursue corruption-related prosecutions.

Speaking on TV3 on Sunday, July 27, 2026, Dr Srem-Sai said the prosecutable cases emerged after a detailed review of investigative dockets submitted to the Attorney General’s Office.

“When we analysed the report, I think we had about 30 cases that we thought were prosecutable,” he said.

According to him, several of those cases have already been filed and are progressing through the judicial process.

“We have like, I think we are between five and 10 now… advanced stages,” he said.

More ORAL cases to be filed

Dr Srem-Sai indicated that prosecutors intend to initiate additional ORAL-related cases during the legal vacation, ensuring that new prosecutions are underway before the courts resume for the new legal year.

“We have other dockets already. But we are going to start with them, either during the vacation, the legal vacation; we are going to start new cases,” he said.

He stressed that the Attorney General’s Office remains committed to pursuing all cases that satisfy the legal requirements for prosecution.

“We will continue what we have done. We are going to continue prosecuting. As far as the ORAL is concerned, we are going to do it,” he said.

While declining to reveal the identities of individuals likely to face the next round of prosecutions, he hinted that more high-profile cases would soon reach the courts.

“There will be some interesting cases coming soon,” he said.

Dr Srem-Sai emphasised that prosecutorial decisions are guided strictly by the strength of available evidence rather than the prominence of suspects or public attention surrounding individual cases.

“When we work, we don’t actually focus on which one is big or which one is that. We focus on which one is prosecutable,” he said.

Update on SkyTrain prosecution

Providing an update on the ongoing SkyTrain case, Dr Srem-Sai said the prosecution had completed presenting its evidence and was awaiting the next phase of proceedings after the accused persons failed to submit their witness statements within the deadline set by the court.

“SkyTrain, we have closed our case. The two accused persons were supposed to file their witness statements… As of this morning, they have not filed anything… We are going back to court tomorrow,” he said.

Adu-Boahene trial nearing prosecution close

On the trial involving former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the Deputy Attorney General said the prosecution was close to concluding its case.

He explained that the fourth prosecution witness remained under examination and was expected to complete testimony within the coming days.

“Our fourth witness is in the box and we hope that by this week or next week he would have been discharged. When that happens… we have closed our case,” he said.

Frimpong-Boateng illegal mining report under further review

Addressing the investigative report submitted by former Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng on illegal mining, Dr Srem-Sai said the Attorney General’s Office had received investigators’ findings but had directed additional investigations before deciding whether prosecutions should be initiated.

“We have received investigative reports. We have made further directions to investigate this with other evidence for us to form an opinion on it,” he said.

He explained that investigators are routinely instructed to address evidential gaps before prosecutors determine whether a case meets the threshold for criminal proceedings.

“The investigators bring the first report. We look at it, we find gaps. We ask them to fill the gaps and then bring them back until we are certain that we have filled all the gaps. Then we take the step to go and prosecute,” he said.

Earlier review of ORAL dockets

In February this year, Attorney General and Minister for Justice Dr Dominic Ayine announced that his office was reviewing 16 ORAL investigation dockets. He said investigators would be asked to gather further evidence wherever necessary before any decision on prosecution was taken.

Dr Ayine also maintained at the time that the Attorney General’s Office had not entered into plea bargain discussions or negotiations with any individuals implicated in the ORAL investigations.