Ken Kuranchie drags state to Supreme Court over constitutionality of ORAL
Filed on September 24, 2025, the writ invokes Article 2(1)(b) of the 1992 Constitution together with Rule 45 of the Supreme Court Rules (C.I. 16). The Attorney-General has been cited as the sole defendant in the suit.
Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Searchlight, Mr. Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie, has filed a writ at the Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of the government’s anti-corruption initiative, Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL).
Filed on September 24, 2025, the writ invokes Article 2(1)(b) of the 1992 Constitution together with Rule 45 of the Supreme Court Rules (C.I. 16). The Attorney-General has been cited as the sole defendant in the suit.
Kuranchie’s case is that ORAL, in both its formation and day-to-day operations, oversteps constitutional limits.
He insists that its role in investigations, prosecutions, decision-making, and reporting on alleged corruption involving both current and former public officers lacks a lawful foundation.
Among the reliefs requested, Kuranchie is demanding:
1. A declaration that all reports, decisions, investigations, and conclusions made by ORAL are unconstitutional and therefore null and void.
2. A declaration that all prosecutions arising from ORAL’s activities are unconstitutional.
3. An order directing the Attorney General to halt all actions stemming from ORAL’s operations until the Supreme Court rules on the case.
4. An order for a full audit of all public funds spent on ORAL’s activities.
5. An order to surcharge individuals involved in ORAL for any government expenditures identified in the audit.
In line with court procedure, the Attorney-General has 14 days from the date of service to file a response to the writ.
