The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has clarified that his office has not received any prosecutable docket related to the murder of investigative journalist, Ahmed Suale.
Although investigations are ongoing, the Minister for justice revealed that four initial suspects were detained and later released on police enquiry bail due to a lack of eyewitness identification.
Ahmed Suale lost his life on January 16, 2019, in Madina, targeted by two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle with a concealed license plate as he returned from a family meeting.
During a recent parliamentary session, Minister Dame highlighted the murder of Ahmed Suale as one of several pending cases.
“A number of cases are pending in court and I will begin with the murder of Ahmed Suale. It is worthy to know that it is a matter being investigated by the criminal investigations department of the Ghana Police Service. No docket or document fit for prosecution has been built and presented to my office since the murder.
He informed the assembly that the criminal investigations department of the Ghana Police Service is actively handling the matter, but, as of now, no document suitable for prosecution has been submitted to his office.
Mr Dame mentioned a previous visit from the former inspector of police, James Oppong-Boanuh, expressing concern over the unresolved case and others, leading to an inquiry and a subsequent report request.
“On being appointed Attorney General, the former inspector of police [James] Oppong-Boanuh paid a courtesy call on me on March 29, 2021, for being concerned about the failure to resolve this case and other cases.
“I inquired about the state of investigations into the matter and demanded a report on the case and the director general of CID obliged.”