Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine has justified his decision for halting cases against some high-profile officials of the state such as Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama.
According to the Attorney-General, the cases levied against the high-profile persons were defective, and by professional and ethical means, there were no valid reasons to continue with the cases.
He made these remarks during a press briefing on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
He added that there are not enough evidence to convict the accused persons.
“In the case of the Republic vrs Ato Forson I was not counsel on record but my colleague Eduzdzi Tamakloe was counsel on record …I believe then and I believe now that the honourable Ato Forson was a victim of political witch hunt.
“…no new evidence has been provided to me since I assumed office as Attorney-General to cause me to abandon my professional convictions,” he stated.
“The second reason why I dropped some of the charges on the above case is that the charges were defective and upon careful scrutiny were filed against the prompting of plain common sense,” Dr. Ayine remarked.
The Minister of Justice highlighted that for these reasons, he found it needless and a “waste of state resources” to continue with the cases.