By Attorney General (AG) Godfred Yeboah Dame has expressed his determination to continue prosecuting the ambulance case, despite the advice from the presiding judge to recuse himself.
The High Court judge overseeing the ambulance case, involving Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa, had earlier suggested that the AG should step away from the trial.
This recommendation arose after the judge expressed concerns over the AG’s interaction with the third accused person, Richard Jakpa, outside of the court.
The AG had discussed the facts of the case with Jakpa and encouraged him to submit a medical excuse to the court to facilitate an adjournment.
However, the judge noted that this encounter does not provide sufficient grounds to discontinue the prosecutions against the accused persons.
Despite the advice from Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe for the AG to step away from directly prosecuting the case, believing it to be in the best interest of the judiciary, Godfred Yeboah Dame stated during a press engagement after the proceedings that the judge’s comment was merely a suggestion.
He has opted to continue with the case, despite the judge’s caution.
“…The judge herself even after her ruling clarified that she has not given any such order at all but it is only an advice…I am conducting the matter I am still conducting the trial. The most important point today is that all the applications filed by the applicants have been dismissed in their entirety.”
“All the five applications have failed. And I think that in reaction to this, I will say that it clearly shows that there are a group of people in this country who ride on manipulation of facts, distortion, and deception of the public. They are always seeking to mislead and deceive the public. Today they have been exposed,” he stated.
