The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has condemned the government’s handling of the ambulance case involving the Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, describing it as a “political witch hunt.”
Speaking on Joy FM’s Newsfile, Mr Gyamfi welcomed the recent Court of Appeal judgment acquitting and discharging the accused persons, which he believes vindicated Dr Forson and exposed the political motivations behind the case.
“The judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal on this matter is a vindication of the truth. It is a vindication of the rule of law,” he said on Saturday.
According to the outspoken politician, it was clear from the outset that the case was an attempt to persecute a Dr Forson.
Mr Gyamfi accused the government of attempting to use the case to remove Dr Forson from Parliament, thereby triggering a by-election that could be manipulated to their advantage.
He alleged that the government therefore fabricated the case to achieve this goal.
“They cooked this case to intimidate him, kick him out of Parliament in the hope that there would be a by-election that they could influence with money because according to them, Fantes are cheap as the third accused [Richard Jakpa] disclosed in the course of the proceedings,” he stated.
He further criticised the case as an act of “total wickedness” and “total nonsense,” maintaining that there was no merit to the accusations against the Minority Leader.
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday acquitted and discharged Dr Forson and Mr Jakpa after being on trial for allegedly causing a financial loss of €2.37 million to the State in a deal to procure ambulances for the government of Ghana.
The 2:1 decision overturned the previous order from the trial court, which required Dr Ato Forson and Jakpa to open their defence.
The decision has since been welcomed by the NDC and its supporters, who see it as a triumph for justice and a rejection of politically motivated prosecutions.
However, Attorney-General Godfred Dame has expressed his dissatisfaction with the verdict and plans to appeal at the Supreme Court.
Source: myjoyonline.com
