The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has told the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Dame, to stop making comments about his case against the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, which has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

Speaking in an interview with TV3 on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, the Tamale North legislator told the Attorney General to stop commenting on the case because he and his office have been completely disgraced.

He added that the judgement of the court and the issues surrounding it all point to the fact that Godfred Dame was persecuting Ato Forson for political gains.

"This case has not just been lost but his integrity has also been lost and if I were in his shoes, I would be speaking very little at this moment because he has not only disgraced himself but he has disgraced the office of the Attorney General.

"It was a case that shouldn’t have happened. It is a classic example of political persecution. Even before we heard what was contained in the leaked tape, most Ghanaians knew this was a witch hunt and a classic case of political persecution," he said.

Background:

On Tuesday, the Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 decision, acquitted and discharged Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa in the ambulance case.

The ruling overturned a trial court order requiring them to present their defense for allegedly causing a financial loss of €2.37 million to the state in procuring ambulances for the government.

While Justice Alex Poku Acheampong dissented, Justices Kweku Tawiah Ackah-Boafo and Philip Bright Mensah ruled in favour of the accused.

Following the ruling, AG Godfred Dame issued a statement criticising the decision as perverse and contrary to the substantial evidence presented by the prosecution.

He argued that the decision undermines public accountability and the rule of law.

“On 30th July 2024, the Court of Appeal by a split 2–1 decision, allowed an appeal against the ruling of the High Court, Accra dated 30th March 2023, dismissing a submission of no case filed by the accused persons and ordering them to open their defence.

“The Office of the Attorney-General considers the decision of the Court of Appeal to be perverse in the quest for public accountability and the rule of law. The decision clearly is heavily against the weight of the cogent evidence led by the prosecution in substantiation of all the charges against the accused persons at the trial,” part of the statement reads.

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