The Attorney-General (A-G) has responded firmly to Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson’s recent application to the High Court, asserting that the prosecution holds strong evidence against him.
Dr. Forson, the Minority Leader in Parliament, faces charges of wilfully causing financial loss to the state in the ambulance procurement case.
Dr. Forson had filed an application seeking a probe into the A-G’s conduct, a mistrial, an injunction, and/or a stay of proceedings.
This move followed allegations from Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the case, claiming that the A-G attempted to recruit him to aid in prosecuting Dr. Forson.
In the affidavit opposing this application, the A-G’s office dismissed these claims as unfounded and emphasized the strength of the evidence already presented in court.
“The Prosecution has led cogent evidence after painstaking investigations conducted in this case and called credible witnesses who were cross-examined extensively by counsel for the applicant and the other accused persons leading to a prima facie case being held by this Honourable Court to have been duly made against all the accused persons,” the affidavit stated.
The A-G’s affidavit argued that Dr. Forson’s application is an attempt to derail the ongoing legal process.
It stated, “The instant application is a smokescreen and a veiled attempt by the applicant to abort his legitimate prosecution for actions committed as a public officer which led to the State losing colossal amounts of funds.”
Addressing the claims of misconduct, the A-G’s affidavit insisted that the prosecution has acted within the bounds of the law and upheld the principles of justice.
“The Attorney-General has always served the Republic of Ghana diligently and without fear or favor to all manner of persons, including the applicant herein,” the affidavit noted.
Affidavit in Opposition to … by The Independent Ghana