The current Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has been accused by former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame of masterminding a calculated scheme to absolve accused National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials by dropping high-profile criminal cases.
Dr. Ayine’s recent decisions to drop charges against a number of NDC members prompted Dame’s strong accusations.
Speaking to the media on Friday, February 14 in Accra, he stated“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.
Dame’s criticism went further, pointing out a pattern of Ayine’s case withdrawals that seemed to indicate a conscious effort to absolve NDC officials of misconduct.
“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,” he added.
“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,” Dame asserted.
