Attorney General

The Attorney General Has Not Breached Any Law Or Rules Of Professional Ethics In The Ato Forson/Jakpa Trial
30 May

The Attorney General Has Not Breached Any Law Or Rules Of Professional Ethics In The Ato Forson/Jakpa Trial

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The 1992 Constitution is the supreme law of Ghana followed by Acts or legislations passed by Parliament and then subsidiary legislations such as the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette) Rules. The Attorney General is the only person empowered by the Constitution, under Article 88, to prosecute all offences in the name of the Republic. The AG may however delegate this prosecutorial power to other authority to exercise in accordance with law. The AG is not bound to explain to anyone his strategy in prosecuting cases including his decision to discontinue any prosecution such as the filing of a nolle…
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Govt Committed To Resolve Ahmed Suale’s Murder – Attorney-General Assures
22 Feb

Govt Committed To Resolve Ahmed Suale’s Murder – Attorney-General Assures

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The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has given an assurance that the government is fully committed to ensuring that the murderers of Ahmed Suale, an investigative journalist, are found and brought to book. He said there had been enormous investigations into the matter, with some conducted beyond the shores of the country. He, for instance, mentioned investigations conducted by the United States of America (USA) government through the FBI to help establish those behind Suale’s death. “For me, the point of interest is that the motive for murder is very important because, for all you know, the…
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Sheer Greed! – Judge Fumes Before Sentencing Ato-Essien To 15-Year Jail Term
13 Oct

Sheer Greed! – Judge Fumes Before Sentencing Ato-Essien To 15-Year Jail Term

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Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, the judge who sentenced the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has justified his ruling. He said the convict (Ato Essien) demonstrated sheer greed and needed to pay the price for his action. Delivering his ruling on Thursday, October 12, the judge insisted that Mr Essien aimed at stealing gargantuan sums of money from the state through his conduct. According to the judge, nothing was going to have him (Ato Essien) change his mind on the matter. “The convict demonstrated sheer greed in his desire to own another bank besides Capital Bank Ltd…
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The Call By Dormaahene To Advice A-G Is Unlawful, Illegal and Unconstitutional – Maurice Ampaw Fires Back
05 Jul

The Call By Dormaahene To Advice A-G Is Unlawful, Illegal and Unconstitutional – Maurice Ampaw Fires Back

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Outspoken legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has reacted to the recent controversial comments made by Dormaahene on the trial of the Assin North MP Joseph Gyakye Quayson , describing it as “unlawful, unconstitutional and illegal.” Lawyer Ampaw was speaking on the Privilege Morning show on Wontumi Radio/TV hosted by Oheneba Nana Asiedu, in Kumasi on Wednesday, where he did a postmortem of the law in accordance with nolle prosequi which states clearly that the president has no business to enter nolle prosequi . He said such an attempt will not define the Attorney-General as being independent and that, “it'll be discriminatory…
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