Attorney General and Justice Minister Godfred Yeboah Dame warned those who spoke out about high-profile criminal cases in the country to refrain from such actions, as it creates unnecessary tension. The judgement of every court case is to be judged by the sitting judge and nobody else.
According to the Attorney General, such comments violate the permissible limits of freedom of expression, unfairly interfere with the work of the prosecutor and put unnecessary pressure on the courts.
In an official statement, the Attorney General emphasized that all people in Ghana are equal before the law, regardless of citizenship or social status. He emphatically stated that no one is above Ghanaian laws and everyone is subject to their application.The Attorney General’s response was sparked by an appeal by Dormaahene, Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, who is both a traditional leader and Supreme Court Justice, seeking to have the charges against Assin MP James Gyakye Quayson dropped in the North.
Oseadeyo Agyeman Badu II appealed at the 10th-anniversary conference of John Evans Atta Mills in Sunyani on July 1st.
The Attorney General dismissed the appeal, in a two-page reply, calling the appeals unfortunate and unfounded.
Stressed that the decision to prosecute a specific person does not depend on their political, social or economic position, but on the strength of the evidence which is subject to scrutiny by the courts.
The Attorney General also stressed that the acquittal did not indicate any malice on the part of the prosecution and that the belief that crimes committed by high-ranking political figures should go unpunished is harmful to society and should not be tolerated.
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