Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame has taken over the cross-examination of Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ongoing ambulance procurement trial, from his deputy, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah.

State prosecutors are currently cross-examining Mr. Jakpa in a case involving the Minority Leader of Parliament, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, who is standing trial alongside him. Both men are accused of willfully causing financial loss to the state and deliberately misapplying state funds.

The state alleges a loss of €2.37 million due to the procurement of defective Sprinter buses.

During Thursday hearing on June 27, 2024, Mr. Tuah-Yeboah revealed that the prosecution aims to complete its cross-examination by next Tuesday.

This marks the first time Attorney-General Godfred Dame is directly cross-examining the witness, following earlier speculation that he was avoiding confrontation with Richard Jakpa after a leaked conversation suggested potential witness tampering.

Attorney-General Dame is now the third state prosecutor to interrogate Mr. Richard Jakpa, following Deputy AG Alfred Tuah-Yeboah and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Yvonne Atakorah Obuobisa.

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