What is there to investigate again? – Frank Davies questions police over Godfred Dame–Jakpa case
The former AG, Godfred Dame and his team at Police Headquarters on Monday morning
Chairman of the Constitutional and Legal Committee of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Frank Davies, has expressed dissatisfaction over the decision to revive the legal tussle involving former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame and Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, in the ambulance procurement case.
Speaking on The Pulse shortly after Mr Dame honoured a police invitation for interrogation on Monday, October 6, Mr Davies questioned the rationale behind reopening the matter, insisting that there is nothing to be investigated.
He explained that, the High Court had earlier examined the case hence there is no need for the Police to also resurrect the case for fresh interrogation.
“I asked what is the Police CID going to investigate? Are they going to overturn the decision of the High Court? That is my puzzle, I really don’t know why we keep doing this thing to ourselves in this country,” he fumed.
“This matter in legal parlance is res judicata, it cannot be resurrected anywhere,” he added.
Mr Jakpa and Dr Cassiel Ato Forson were both accused in January 2022 of causing financial loss to the state in the procurement of ambulances for Ghana’s health sector.
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Mr Jakpa was the third accused in the trial, which was before the Financial Division of the High Court in Accra.
The allegations against Mr Dame strike at the heart of the integrity of the Attorney-General’s office, raising serious questions about prosecutorial conduct in one of the country’s most politically charged cases.
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