Special Prosecutor Office To Vet Potential Wives/Husbands Of Staff Before Marriage
Would-be spouses of workers at the office of the Special Prosecutor will be subjected to a thorough vetting before the marriage.
Parliament approved the much-awaited operations regulations Legislative Instrument of the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
The Legislative Instrument governing the office attracted divided opinions amongst the parliamentarians.
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Some welcomed the provision as very goods as it would ensure that, the spouses of workers of this important office will not taint the integrity of the office.
Others viewed it as weird.
The Vice Chairman of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor, said
“The provisions are in tandem with the Bureau of National Investigations condition. As with the BNI, a spouse or a prospective staff of an employee of the special prosecutor must be subjected to vetting.
“An employee who intends to get married shall notify the special prosecutor not less than 3 months before the intended marriage. The marriage will be approved when the security clearance is given by the office of the special prosecutor.” – he added
The Speaker of Parliament, had the following to say about the law.
“This applies to the military and all security agencies. You cannot just marry. You resign if you want to by all means do your own thing. It is as simple as that. It is universal and it applies to all these institutions. At one time, my wife needed permission to marry me”
The Special Prosecutor Office headed by Martin Amidu was a campaign promise by Nana Akufo-Addo.
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