Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has lauded Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine for discontinuing the ambulance case against Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and businessman Richard Jakpa.
In Mr. Kpebu’s view, Dr. Ayine has saved the nation from embarrassment.
According to him, the move was long overdue, stating that the case should have been discontinued when the alleged leaked tape between Mr. Jakpa and former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame surfaced.
Nonetheless, the member of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee, in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, expressed excitement about the new development.
“We applaud the Attorney General for saving us from this great embarrassment. The High Court should have struck out the case immediately after the tape leaked. We must not condone this act in any way,” he stated.
Mr. Kpebu asserted that it was unbecoming of Mr. Dame to target certain individuals for prosecution, citing the alleged coup plot against ACP Benjamin Agordzo.
The Attorney General on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, issued a notice of abandonment on the case against Dr. Forson and Mr. Jakpa.
The Court of Appeal had previously acquitted and discharged Dr. Ato Forson and Mr. Jakpa in July 2024. Additionally, the court overturned the trial court’s order for Dr. Ato Forson to present his defense.
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