Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has accused the current Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, of orchestrating a calculated plan to whitewash accused National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials by discontinuing high-profile criminal cases.
Dame’s strong allegations were made in response to a series of recent decisions by Dr Ayine to drop charges against several NDC members.
Addressing journalists in Accra on Friday February 14, he noted “Dr. Ayine was sworn in as Attorney-General on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. On Friday, January 24, 2025, he caused to be filed a notice of abandonment of the appeal by the State in Republic versus Ato Forson and 2 Others. On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, he withdrew the case against Dr. Stephen Opuni and 2 Others, resulting in the complete whitewash of their crimes by an acquittal and discharge through the backdoor.
“On January 29, 2025, he entered another withdrawal in Republic versus Ofosu-Ampofo & Another, again resulting in an acquittal and discharge of the accused. On January 30, 2025, Dr. Ayine withdrew two different cases against Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, resulting in his acquittal and discharge in one and a discharge in the other,” Dame detailed.
Dame’s critique did not stop there, as he highlighted a pattern of case withdrawals by Ayine, suggesting a deliberate attempt to clear NDC officials of wrongdoing.
“There were more withdrawals and nolle prosequi to be entered by the NDC Government through the Attorney-General in the subsequent days. Indeed, what broke the trend of ‘one day, one withdrawal’, was the occurrence of weekends,” he added.