Legal immunity is the legal protection of public office holders against investigation and arrest by any law enforcement agencies, so in this article I will talk about the dangers of this immunity to the growth of our country, As a government of a particular country you are a public office holder and as such just like we have seen in some parts of West Africa, Public office holders misuse the power and Even abuse their office, using their office for all sort of unconstitutional dealings, some democratic elected government no longer apply the principles of the rule of law, and most times they carry out all this actions because they see themselves to be above the law, as police and other law enforcement agencies can't investigate or call them to other, which is really hindering the growth in West Africa, I just believe most west African leaders and governments especially the presidents posses too much constitutional and even non constitutional powers, Legal immunity on all these are leaders is actually hindering the progress of economic, commercial and social growth in our region, even if there will be legal immunity it should have checks and balances so our leaders in government can be call to order or made to face the law when defaulting, that way their actions will be moderated and controlled,
More openness about legal immunity may result in greater political assaults and smear operations against public leaders. If the particulars of every case where legal immunity has been used are made public, this could result in a lot of negative publicity, even if the use of legal immunity is justified. It could also help to deter inappropriate use of legal immunity and increase public trust in the system by establishing an independent body to review cases where legal immunity is invoked. As a result of the legal immunity system, we insulate them from being held accountable for egregious misbehaviour.
