The Minority Caucus in Parliament has warned that it may take legal action if the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, does not reverse his decision to discontinue the case involving former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffour and seven others.
The Attorney-General recently entered a nolle prosequi—a legal procedure that discontinues a case without offering reasons—in the matter of the Republic versus Dr. Duffour and his co-accused.
Addressing a press conference, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, MP for Asante Akyem Central and the Minority’s Ranking Member on the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, accused Dr. Ayine of a conflict of interest.
He noted that Dr. Ayine had previously served as counsel for both Dr. Duffour and Unibank, and described the decision as deeply troubling.
“We are calling on the Parliament of Ghana, particularly the Select Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, to summon the Attorney-General to publicly answer for this decision,” Mr. Anyimadu-Antwi stated.
He further urged the General Legal Council and the Ghana Bar Association to investigate what he described as “potential breaches of legal ethics and professional conduct.”
“All patriotic Ghanaians must stand up against what appears to be the erosion of justice and the dangerous politicization of the prosecutorial process,” he added.
Mr. Anyimadu-Antwi cautioned that if the Attorney-General fails to reverse his decision within a reasonable period, the Minority will resort to the courts.
“Let this press conference also serve as formal notice to the Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, that if his decision is not reversed, the Minority will consider its options, including legal action to challenge the decision in its entirety,” he warned.
He concluded with a call for transparency and fairness in judicial processes:
“Justice must not only be done, but it must be manifestly seen to be done.”
By Ohene Amponsah
ALSO READ:
