Justice Srem-Sai (L) and Dr Ernest Addison
Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Justice Srem-Sai, has confirmed that the raid at the private residence of Dr Ernest Addison, the former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, was sanctioned by his office.
Speaking in an interview with JoyNews and monitored by GhanaWeb on Thursday, March 20, 2025, he explained that the operation was conducted within the legal framework of the country.
“We take responsibility for the search, and we want to make it clear that those searches and the mode in which they were done were done in accordance with law.
“Warrants were procured and the warrants were used to conduct those searches,” he noted.
He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fighting corruption.
“I would like to assure the public that we are, as much as we can, pursuing persons who are believed or are suspected to have looted state assets, being money or other properties. We are committed and work is going on day and night for that to be done.
“Most importantly, we are also doing so within the framework of rule of law, because as you may know, there have been instances in the past where persons who are suspected have been treated, have been arrested in manners that don’t comply with the rule of law, where violation of human rights and other laws have been broken just because people are suspected,” he stated.
The operation, which took place on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, was reportedly conducted by armed National Security operatives, some of whom were masked and wielding guns.
Reports indicated that the operatives overpowered private security personnel before conducting a search of the property.
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