By Daniel Bampoe
Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced a bold new prosecutorial strategy aimed at dismantling what he described as “serious crimes against the state.”
In a significant shift in approach, Dr. Ayine revealed during a press conference on Wednesday that his office will now offer conditional immunity deals to individuals considered marginal players in criminal networks—on the condition that they provide actionable intelligence leading to the successful prosecution of key masterminds.
“We are offering immunity deals to persons whose involvement in these crimes is minimal but who possess critical information capable of exposing and securing convictions against the real criminals,” Dr. Ayine told journalists.
“This is not a blanket amnesty. It is a calculated legal tool to strengthen our hand in prosecuting those at the very top of these corrupt schemes.”
The move, according to the Attorney-General, is part of a broader plan to crack down on systemic corruption, financial crimes, and other offenses that threaten the integrity of Ghana’s public institutions.
Dr. Ayine emphasized that the initiative is not aimed at shielding wrongdoers but at leveraging the cooperation of peripheral actors to bring principal offenders to justice.
“We cannot dismantle entrenched criminal networks without strategic compromises. Immunity, in this context, becomes a weapon—not a reward,” he added.
