Blakk Rasta, an artiste and radio presenter, has voiced skepticism about the competence of Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, following the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa in a case he had initiated.
During his radio show, ‘Urban Blend,’ Blakk Rasta questioned the efficacy of the Attorney-General’s office, remarking that the acquittal suggests a lack of substantial evidence in the case presented.
He criticized Dame for pursuing a case that, according to the court, lacked merit.
Blakk Rasta further expressed concerns about the integrity of the process, suggesting that the trial’s outcome reflects poorly on the Attorney-General’s legal acumen.
“If the courts are saying they have been acquitted and that there is no basis for this trial, then I sit back and wonder what kind of Attorney-General we have as a country.
“That he takes a matter to court and the court looks at the national lawyer in the face and say that you know this case you brought before us is a useless case, are you not a lawyer? Couldn’t you have known there’s no basis for this trial?
“So all the military jingoisms, oh he was sacked, oh he was a bad nut in the army and so forth came to nothing.”
He also highlighted the apparent futility of earlier claims about the accused being unsuitable or problematic, which he feels were undermined by the court’s decision.
In addition, Blakk Rasta called for an investigation into the leaked tapes associated with the ambulance trial, suggesting that the tapes might reveal undue pressure from the president and finance minister to expedite the case.
He stressed the importance of revisiting the tapes and ensuring accountability under the law.
“Now what I want us to go into is those leaked tapes. If the Attorney-General can sit somewhere and say that, the president and finance minister are pushing me, we have to put an end to this trial and finish it quickly, so that we can jail Ato Forson, then I think that we live on dangerous grounds.
We must look at those tapes again and enforce the law,” he said.