Adom-Otchere’s lawyer slams OSP’s bail conditions as excessive, discriminatory

The legal team of Paul Adom-Otchere, former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), has strongly criticized the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) over what it describes as excessive and punitive bail conditions imposed on their client.

Adom-Otchere, who is currently under investigation by the OSP in connection with a revenue assurance audit contract, remains in custody despite being formally granted bail—due to his inability to meet a key condition requiring two landed properties registered in his name.

In an interview with Channel One TV on Thursday, July 31, his lawyer, Nicholas Lenin Anane Agyei, described the condition as unreasonable and discriminatory, arguing that it unfairly targets individuals without personal wealth or real estate.

“It is unreasonable in the context of bail to require an accused person to produce properties in his own name,” Mr. Agyei stated. “What the OSP is essentially saying is that persons who lack property or are poor people in this country cannot make bail.”

He further revealed that the OSP was aware that Mr. Adom-Otchere does not own landed property, as this information was disclosed during his initial profiling. Despite this, the OSP proceeded to insist on landed property as a condition, which Mr. Agyei described as a tactic to unlawfully prolong his client’s detention.

The defence team has vowed to challenge the condition through the appropriate legal channels, pledging to exhaust every avenue to secure their client’s release.

The controversy adds a new layer of scrutiny to the OSP’s handling of high-profile corruption probes and raises broader concerns about equity in bail conditions, especially for accused persons without significant personal assets.