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Attorney-General: Godfred Dame Runs To Apex Court, Appeals Ato Forson’s Acquittal In Ambulance Case
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Attorney-General: Godfred Dame Runs To Apex Court, Appeals Ato Forson’s Acquittal In Ambulance Case

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • The Attorney General has appealed the acquittal and discharge of Cassiel Ato Forson in the ambulance case financial loss case
  • Dame is arguing that the Court of Appeal made a mistake by not agreeing there was a substantial case against Forson
  • The case concerned a government deal to buy 200 ambulances when Forson was deputy finance minister

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Attorney General Godfred Damehas appealed Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson's acquittal and discharge in the ambulance financial loss case.

Dame is also challenging the acquittal of embattled businessman Richard Jakpa.

Attorney General Godfred Dame Runs To Supreme Court
Dame faces accusations of engaging in a witchhunt of Ato Forson. Source: Parliament of Ghana
Source: Facebook

Graphic Online reported that the appeal was filed on July 8 at the Supreme Court.

Dame is arguing that the Court of Appeal made a mistake in saying there was no substantial case against Forson after he had filed a submission of no case.

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A panel of three judges, in a 2-1 majority decision, acquitted and discharged the minority leader after he appealed an initial dismissal of his application for no case.

Embattled businessman Richard Jakpa was also been acquitted in the case.

Why was Ato Forson on trial?

Forson had been accused of causing the state financial loss of €2.37 million.

The case concerns a government deal to purchase 200 ambulances between 2014 and 2016 when Forson was the deputy finance minister.

During the case, a secret recording was released suggesting that Dame tried to turn a witness against Forson in the ambulance case.

Jakpa testified in court that he had been pressured to provide testimony detrimental to Forson.

This sparked more concern that the government was engaged in a political witchhunt.

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Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, called the prosecution of the minority leader a political gamble.

Mahama welcomes acquittal of Ato Forson

YEN.com.gh reported that Former President John Mahama welcomed the acquittal of Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson in the controversial ambulance case

In a post on Facebook, Mahama reiterated concerns from his party that the case was a political witchhunt

The case concerns a government deal to buy 200 ambulances when Forson was deputy finance minister.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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