In a strong condemnation, Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson has accused the Attorney General of orchestrating a “calculated and baseless” prosecution against him, aimed at silencing his vocal criticism of the government.
Forson, who has been a persistent critic of the current administration, asserted that his prosecution was a politically motivated attempt to quash his dissent and intimidate him into submission.
“I want to make it clear,” Forson stated in an emotional address, “that my recent prosecution, or call it persecution, by the Attorney General over frivolous and trumped-up charges was calculated to intimidate and silence a known dissenting voice. My crime?
I sounded the alarm on an economy that was being mismanaged and ruined by a select few in government.”
Forson, who has been a key figure in opposing the government’s policies, particularly its handling of the national economy, believes the timing of his prosecution is not a coincidence.
The charges against him began shortly after his vocal opposition to the controversial e-levy, a tax measure that has sparked widespread debate in the country.
“The fact that my prosecution began in the wake of the tussle over e-levy should not be lost on anyone,” Forson added, referring to the timing of the charges.
“I became an instant target of the regime for standing firm in defence of the people and raising concerns about the economic direction of this country.”
Forson didn’t mince words when addressing the role of the Attorney General in his legal troubles.
He specifically pointed the finger at Godfred Yeboah Dame, the Minister responsible for Justice, accusing him of using “crude tactics” to prosecute him for political reasons.
Forson claimed that the aim was not justice but to fulfil the regime’s agenda of silencing opposition.
“The Attorney General and the minister responsible for justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, was determined to employ all crude tactics to achieve his ends of malicious prosecution just to satisfy the regime,” Forson charged.
