The Court of Appeal on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, acquitted and discharged Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and businessman Richard Jakpa, the third accused person, in the high-profile Ambulance Case.
This 2:1 majority decision overturned a previous order from the trial court, which had required Dr Ato Forson and Jakpa to open their defence.
The two had been charged with allegedly causing a financial loss of €2.37 million to the state in a deal to procure ambulances for the Government of Ghana.
In the decision, Justice Alex Poku Acheampong, who presided, dissented, while Justice Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo and Justice Philip Bright Mensah granted the pleas of the accused.
Below is the 125-page certified copy of the judgment by the Court of Appeal, which the Attorney General has indicated his intention to appeal.
By: Ekow Annan/newsalertgh.com
