The Office of the Attorney General has decided not to pursue charges against individuals spreading false information about Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame in the ongoing ambulance case.
Godfred Yeboah Dame has firmly denied allegations from individuals associated with the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who claimed he sought cooperation to secure a conviction against the first accused, Cassiel Ato Forson.
In a statement released by Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah Yeboah on Thursday, May 23, the AG’s office clarified that it was actually the third accused, Richard Jakpa, who had suggested plea bargaining or negotiations through various letters, which the Attorney General did not accept.
Furthermore, the Attorney-General has disclosed the existence of video evidence showing the first accused, Cassiel Ato Forson, approaching him to request the discontinuation of the prosecution.
The Attorney-General’s Office and Ministry of Justice have interpreted these recent allegations against the Attorney General as part of a broader effort by the NDC to pressure him into halting the prosecution or to divert attention from the substantive issues related to the accused persons’ actions, which have resulted in significant financial losses to the state.
In an interview with Asaase Radio on Friday, May 24, spokesperson Isaac Wilberforce Mensah emphasized that the Attorney General has chosen not to pursue defamation lawsuits in response to the allegations.
“Defamatory suit, once again I would say now is not necessary. I mean these are political discussions and the first accused person or the first accused person has been charged with a criminal offence..”
” So if the defence in this case is that the Attorney General had negotiations with the third accused person, if that’s the defence then it will be a bit difficult in court for the defence I should say,” he said.