{"id":185157,"date":"2024-05-31T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T06:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/31\/dame-said-akufo-addo-and-ofori-atta-wanted-ato-forson-prosecuted\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T06:00:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T06:00:46","slug":"dame-said-akufo-addo-and-ofori-atta-wanted-ato-forson-prosecuted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/31\/dame-said-akufo-addo-and-ofori-atta-wanted-ato-forson-prosecuted\/","title":{"rendered":"Dame said Akufo-Addo and Ofori-Atta wanted Ato Forson prosecuted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The third accused in the ongoing Ambulance case Richard Jakpa has disclosed that Attorney General Godfred Dame once told him that he was pressured by President Akufo-Addo and the former Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta to prosecute Ato Forson.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a new application filed by Richard Jakpa seeking to strike out charges against him.<\/p>\n<p>During his cross-examination last week, Jakpa disclosed that the Attorney General had been contacting him at unusual times to implicate the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ato Forson, who previously served as Deputy Finance Minister and is currently the Minority Leader, is on trial for his alleged involvement in the procurement of defective ambulances for Ghana. This case has ignited public discourse, leading some to call for the resignation of the Attorney General.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJakpa further avers that Godfred Dame has told him that the reason for his inclusion in the prosecution is to mask the real intention behind the whole trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that, he instituted the instant action, because the President of the Republic and then Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, were mounting pressure on him to persecute the then ranking Member for Finance and now Minority Leader, Hon. Ato Forson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jakpa\u2019s legal team has submitted an application in court, requesting that the charges against him be dismissed or, alternatively, that the proceedings be suspended.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2014\u2013<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third accused in the ongoing Ambulance case Richard Jakpa has disclosed that Attorney General Godfred Dame once told him that he was pressured by President Akufo-Addo and the former Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta to prosecute Ato Forson. 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