The court also ordered that where applicable, criminal action should be instituted against such persons who have been accused of misappropriation of state funds by the Attorney General.
The decision was reached Wednesday by a seven-member justices of apex court chaired by nominated Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo.
It follows an action initiated by pressure group, OccupyGhana, which sought an order compel to the Auditor General not to only report on financial misappropriations by public officials but to take steps to retrieve all state finances that may have gone into wrong hands.
OccupyGhana sued the Attorney General and the Auditor General for refusing to surcharge persons who are said to have misappropriated monies belonging to the state to the tune of over GHc40 billion.
By 3news.com|Ghana
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