Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has raised serious concerns over the decision of his successor, Dr. Dominic Ayine, to drop several high-profile criminal cases without consulting President John Dramani Mahama.

Addressing journalists in Accra on Friday, February 14, Dame described the move as alarming and a setback to the fight against corruption.

“The people of Ghana should be very scared if we have an AG whose primary consideration in the discontinuation of criminal cases involving the loss of billions of Ghana cedis is the position of defence lawyers on charges preferred against their clients rather than the interest of the republic in the prosecution of crime,” Dame stated.

He further expressed shock at Dr. Ayine’s claim that he did not consult President Mahama before making such a monumental decision.

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“Even more scary and bizarre is the claim of Dr. Ayine that he did not consult President John Dramani Mahama before taking the monumental decisions to discontinue the criminal cases.”

These dropped cases involve the loss of massive sums of taxpayers’ money, including key cases linked to Ghana’s banking sector crisis. Among them is the case against the acting Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama, who was implicated in the collapse of UniBank and UT Bank.

Also freed from charges are former NDC Chairman Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo and Communications Officer Anthony Kwaku Boahen, who were facing legal action over a leaked recording allegedly discussing political violence.

In a move that has further fueled controversy, the Attorney General has also discontinued the case against Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and businessman Richard Jakpa, both previously charged in the ambulance procurement scandal.

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