The Office of the Attorney General has filed an application to dismiss Richard Jakpa’s motion to strike out the charges against him, calling it an extension of his public theatrics aimed at discrediting the prosecution. This stance is detailed in the Attorney General’s affidavit opposing Mr. Jakpa’s motion.
Mr Jakpa had filed the motion, accusing Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame of abusing his office in the prosecution against him. He claimed that Mr Dame had approached him at odd hours to coerce him into testifying against Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minority Leader and first accused in the case.
In the affidavit cited by newsalertgh.com, the Attorney General’s office refutes all allegations made by Mr Jakpa, arguing that the prosecution is based on “cogent evidence unearthed after painstaking investigations conducted.” The affidavit asserts that Mr Jakpa’s claims are spurious and calculated to create unnecessary doubts about the court’s ability to deliver justice.
The Attorney General’s office described Mr Jakpa’s application as a continuation of the public theatrics the accused has used to undermine the prosecution and question the integrity of the court proceedings.
“The depositions in the affidavit in support of the instant application are laden with spurious allegations which are carefully and mischievously calculated at creating unnecessary anxiety about the capacity of the court to dispense justice in this case,” the AG argued.
In his opinion, the “instant application is an extension of the public theatrics the accused persons have resorted to in a bid to discredit the prosecution of this case and cast doubt about the integrity of the proceedings in this Honourable Court, all of which the Attorney General has so far observed utmost professionalism about, in spite of the persistent insults and abuse to his integrity by people associated with the accused persons.”
