Private legal practitioner Kwasi Kwarteng, has described as misplaced, calls demanding that Assin South MP, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, provide proof to back his claim that two suspicious flights that landed in Accra last March carried cocaine and laundered cash.
The former Public Relations Officer for the Education Ministry argued that the MP only raised a suspicion and that the burden of investigation lies with the state, not him.
In a social media post on Sunday, April 6, the NPP communicator maintained that at the preliminary stage, the MP is only expected to present credible information or reasonable grounds for suspicion that warrants further probe.
“The primary responsibility for investigating such claims rests with the state once the information is reported or passed on. Therefore, demanding that the complainant provide conclusive ‘evidence’ at this preliminary stage misrepresents the process and is fundamentally misplaced,” he stressed.
“Even if the state believes that Hon. Ntim Fordjour has not provided sufficient evidence to support his allegations, it is still obligated—especially under the current circumstances—to investigate these claims in the interest of good governance, transparency, and accountability,” he added.
This follows a press conference by the Minority Caucus in Parliament on Wednesday, during which Reverend Ntim Fordjour called on the National Security Ministry to disclose the cargo contents of Air Med Flight N823AM and Cavok Air Antonov 12B.
He alleged the flights may have carried illicit substances and large sums of cash, urging full disclosure and accountability from the authorities.
However, Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, dismissed the claims, stating that the flights—one a cargo and the other a medical aircraft—had legitimate reasons for landing in Ghana and were cleared by security agencies after thorough checks found no illegal items on board.
