Termination of Cases by AG is a ploy to wipe out criminial cases against Top NDC Members - Dame
Accra, Ghana - 14 Feb, 2025 - Ghana's Former Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has made explosive allegations against his successor, Dr. Dominic Ayine, accusing him of orchestrating a deliberate plan to clear top National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials of wrongdoing by dropping high-profile criminal cases.
Dame's allegations come after Dr. Ayine's recent decisions to discontinue several cases against NDC members, including Dr. Stephen Opuni, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, and Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo.
Dame claimed at a press briefing on Friday Feb 14, that these withdrawals are part of a broader strategy by the NDC to eliminate criminal cases against its leading members and officials from the John Mahama Government.
“Dr. Ayine was sworn in as Attorney-General on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. On Friday, January 24, 2025, he caused to be filed a notice of abandonment of the appeal by the State in Republic versus Ato Forson and 2 Others. On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, he withdrew the case against Dr. Stephen Opuni and 2 Others, resulting in the complete whitewash of their crimes by an acquittal and discharge through the backdoor.
“On January 29, 2025, he entered another withdrawal in Republic versus Ofosu-Ampofo & Another, again resulting in an acquittal and discharge of the accused. On January 30, 2025, Dr. Ayine withdrew two different cases against Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, resulting in his acquittal and discharge in one and a discharge in the other,” Dame detailed.
“There were more withdrawals and nolle prosequi to be entered by the NDC Government through the Attorney-General in the subsequent days. Indeed, what broke the trend of ‘one day, one withdrawal’, was the occurrence of weekends.''
“Fellow Ghanaians, these developments irresistibly point to only one conclusion – a calculated, preconceived ploy on the part of the NDC to wipe out all criminal cases pending against its leading members and officials of the John Mahama Government and clear them of wrongdoing, not by the courts, but through their Attorney-General,” he added.
Source: Leade News Online
