Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has challenged his successor, Dr. Dominic Ayine, to provide evidence of the memo that allegedly recommended the withdrawal of charges against former Bank of Ghana Deputy Governor, Dr. Johnson Asiama.
On Wednesday, February 12, Dr. Ayine explained that his decision to drop charges against Dr. Asiama was based on significant weaknesses in the evidence, uncovered during a case review.
He further claimed that an internal memo from the prosecution division of the Attorney General’s office had advised Mr. Dame to discontinue the case.
However, at a press conference on Friday, Mr. Dame dismissed the claim as false, insisting no such memo exists and challenging Dr. Ayine to provide proof.
“I challenge Dr. Ayine to show any memorandum presented to him by the prosecution division advising on, or expressing any view regarding the consultation or discontinuation of any of the criminal cases he refers to. I can say without any fear or contradiction that there is none,” he stated.
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