Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has challenged his successor, Dr Dominic Ayine, to provide evidence of an alleged memo recommending the withdrawal of charges against the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama.
According to Dame, no such document exists, and he insists that the decision to discontinue the charges was based on falsehoods.
Dr Ayine, speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, February 12, defended his decision to drop the case, stating that a review of the evidence revealed significant weaknesses.
He said that his reassessment uncovered an internal memo from the prosecution division of the Attorney General’s office, which advised his predecessor, Godfred Yeboah Dame, to discontinue the case due to concerns over its strength.
“My review of some of the cases revealed fatal flaws in the prosecution’s argument. In two of the ongoing banking trials, I took the decision to withdraw charges against Mr Johnson Asiama because an internal memo had recommended this course of action,” Dr Ayine asserted.
However, at a press conference on Friday, 14 February, Mr Dame strongly denied the existence of any such document and urged Dr Ayine to substantiate his claim with proof.
“To the best of my knowledge, no such memorandum exists. I do not recall receiving any recommendation from the Prosecutions Division advising that the charges be withdrawn,” Dame stated.
Challenging his successor to make the purported memo public, Dame added, “If Dr Ayine insists that such a document exists, then I urge him to produce it for public scrutiny, as he has cited it as justification for his questionable actions.”
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