The Chief of Defense Staff, Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, and the Military Secretary are scheduled to testify later this week in the ongoing ambulance trial.
These military leaders will address documents submitted by the prosecution, which allege that Richard Jakpa was dismissed from the military in 2007 due to unsatisfactory performance and failure to pass promotional exams.
Lawyers for Richard Jakpa argue that these documents aim to discredit their client, who testified in his defense in the criminal trial involving Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.
As a result, Jakpa’s lawyers have issued subpoenas to ensure the military officials’ attendance.
Dr. Ato Forson, Richard Jakpa, and the Chief of the Ministry of Health are on trial for allegedly causing a financial loss of €2.37 million to the state through a contract to purchase 200 ambulances for the Ministry of Health, among other charges.
Court documents reveal that the ambulances are actually ordinary buses that lack the necessary equipment to function as proper ambulances.