Mr. Godwin Eduzie Tamakloe, Director of Legal Affairs for the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and counsel for the first accused in the ongoing ambulance trial, has raised concerns about the prolonged silence of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, regarding allegations of witness tampering.
Mr. Tamakloe questioned why the Attorney-General has not personally addressed accusations made by Mr. Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the trial.
Mr Jakpa alleged that the Attorney-General had coached him to incriminate the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.
Mr Tamakloe criticized the Attorney-General’s decision to let his Deputy, Alfred Tuah Yeboah, respond to these serious claims in open court.
“The Attorney-General is a smart and very important figure in the legal and constitutional framework of this country.
“He should be addressing these allegations directly, not delegating the responsibility to his deputy,” Tamakloe stated.
“This is the same Attorney-General who has previously called into radio programmes to make his points,” he stated and quizzed “why is he now avoiding public comment when an allegation has been made against him personally?”
Responding to the Attorney-General’s claim that Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson visited his home with a colleague Member of Parliament to plead for the discontinuation of the case, Mr Tamakloe firmly denied the assertion.
He noted that the legal team had given the Attorney-General 24 hours to retract the statement, insisting it was untrue.
“When Mr. Jakpa and international partners wrote for a plea bargain, Dr. Forson’s legal team showed no interest because we have a solid defense,” Tamakloe argued.
“We know we have not done anything wrong.”
Mr. Tamakloe made these comments during an interview on Accra-based Neat FM on Friday, May 31, 2024. Attorney-General’s silence in ambulance trial witness tampering allegations worrying -Eduzie
Mr. Godwin Eduzie Tamakloe, Director of Legal Affairs for the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and counsel for the first accused in the ongoing ambulance trial, has raised concerns about the prolonged silence of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, regarding allegations of witness tampering.
Mr. Tamakloe questioned why the Attorney-General has not personally addressed accusations made by Mr. Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the trial.
Mr Jakpa alleged that the Attorney-General had coached him to incriminate the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.
Mr Tamakloe criticized the Attorney-General’s decision to let his Deputy, Alfred Tuah Yeboah, respond to these serious claims in open court.
“The Attorney-General is a smart and very important figure in the legal and constitutional framework of this country.
He should be addressing these allegations directly, not delegating the responsibility to his deputy,” Tamakloe stated.
“This is the same Attorney-General who has previously called into radio programmes to make his points, he stated.
Why is he now avoiding public comment when an allegation has been made against him personally?”
Responding to the Attorney-General’s claim that Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson visited his home with a colleague Member of Parliament to plead for the discontinuation of the case, Mr Tamakloe firmly denied the assertion.
He noted that the legal team had given the Attorney-General 24 hours to retract the statement, insisting it was untrue.
“When Mr. Jakpa and international partners wrote for a plea bargain, Dr. Forson’s legal team showed no interest because we have a solid defense,” Tamakloe argued.
“We know we have not done anything wrong.”
Mr. Tamakloe made these comments during an interview on Accra-based Neat FM on Friday, May 31, 2024.
Source: classfmonline.com
