'Complete falsehood' - Deputy Attorney-General rejects OSP claim of not collaborating on cases
The Deputy Attorney-General, Dr. Justice Srem-Sai has dismissed claims by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that the Attorney-General’s Office has, on several occasions, failed to cooperate with it in handling corruption-related cases.
Deputy Attorney-General Dr. Justice Srem-Sai has categorically denied allegations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that they have failed to cooperate on corruption-related cases. The Deputy Attorney-General dismissed the claims as "completely false", stating that any suggestion of cooperation during his tenure would be implausible.
He explained that the OSP had approached the Attorney-General's Office for collaboration on corruption cases but were turned down, and that the OSP had not disclosed several such instances. The Deputy Attorney-General emphasized that the Attorney-General's Office remains the lead law enforcement agency, and that OSP and other law enforcement bodies operate under its authority.
He also noted that the Attorney-General's Office and OSP operate under a hierarchical relationship, not one of equals, and that the Deputy Attorney-General was taken aback by the allegations.
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