The Minority press conference was led by Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi
The Minority in Parliament has threatened to take legal action against the Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, if he does not reverse his decision to discontinue the criminal prosecution of Dr. Kwabena Duffuor and seven others in the case of The Republic v. Kwabena Duffuor & 7 Others.
The caution was issued during a Minority press conference on July 28, 2025, led by the Ranking Member on the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, in response to a July 22 press release by the Deputy Attorney General justifying the decision.
The Minority called on Parliament’s Select Committee on Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs to summon the Attorney General to publicly explain his actions.
They also urged the General Legal Council and Ghana Bar Association to investigate potential breaches of legal ethics and professional misconduct.
“If his decision is not reversed within a reasonable time, the Minority will consider its option of proceeding to court to challenge his decision in its entirety,” the Ranking Member declared.
The Minority appealed to lawyers, judges, civil society, clergy, and traditional leaders to oppose what they described as an erosion of justice and politicization of the prosecutorial process.
The Minority questioned the legal basis for the discontinuance, raising concerns about a potential conflict of interest, as Dr. Ayine reportedly acted as defense counsel for Dr. Duffuor in the past.
They demanded clarification on the “60% recovery threshold” mentioned in the AG’s press release, asking when it was introduced, under what legal authority, and whether it was debated in Parliament.
They also challenged the AG’s claim that GH¢800 million constituted 60% of the losses, questioning how the initial GH¢5.7 billion was revised to GH¢1.2 billion. “Is this a new policy directive? What happens to the remaining 40%?” Anyimadu-Antwi asked, accusing the AG of ignoring Section 35 of the Courts Act, 1993 (Act 459), which requires court supervision for compensation or restitution in such cases.
In February 2020, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, former Finance Minister, his son Kwabena Duffuor II, and six others faced 68 charges, including theft and money laundering, linked to the collapse of uniBank.
The charges stemmed from the alleged withdrawal of over GH¢5.3 billion without due process during Ghana’s 2018 financial sector clean-up. However, on July 22, 2025, Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine discontinued the case, citing recovery of over 60% of the funds (over GH¢835 million) through negotiations, meeting a threshold for halting prosecution.
Dr Ayine justified the discontinuation, stating that recovering significant funds was in the public interest, avoiding the risk of acquittal due to weak evidence.
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