Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has urged the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, to explain the state’s decision to discontinue some high-profile cases.
One such case involves former Works and Housing Minister Collins Dauda and four others linked to the $200 million Saglemi Affordable Housing Project.
The accused initially faced 70 charges, including causing financial loss to the state, but all the charges have been dropped by the current Attorney General.
The Attorney General has also discontinued the ambulance case against former Majority Leader and now Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, and businessman Richard Jakpa.
These decisions have drawn criticism, with some citing political bias.
Martin Kpebu stated that an explanation from the AG would help address public concerns.
“He should give reasons. He should explain the decision, all of them. Some of them, the reasons are not farfetched. We can see already, like that Cassiel Ato Forson’s case is the number one case. Godfred Dame was just abusing the prosecutorial powers.
“You catch him on the Jakpa tape, saying that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Ken Offori-Atta are on his neck to get Ato Forson convicted by hook or crock.
“Such a case, you cancel it straight, no bend no curve. So I am expecting that Dr. Ayine will come and explain some of this as reasons for canceling the Jakpa case. The other ones, I am sure when he comes then he gives an explanation.”
