The Minister of Justice and Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has the right under the Constitution to take any decision that is in the interest of the state regarding the trial of former Deputy Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, a former Deputy Attorney General Joseph Dindiok Kpemka has said.
His comment comes after Big Sea Trading LLC, the private company that supplied the ambulances for which the Minority Leader, Dr Forson is standing trial has written to the government about its intention to refund.
The company has thus asked the government to return the ambulances and take back its funds payment made for the vehicles.
Sources within the government have indicated that the Dubai-based outfit has written to the Attorney-General, requesting dialogue aimed at ending the trial and addressing the alleged loss suffered by the government of Ghana.
Big Sea Trading LLC has thus asked for the return of the 30 ambulances and is willing to refund the over €2 million paid to them.
Big Sea is also reported to have further proposed discontinuation of the prosecution of the three accused persons in the case as part of the settlement deal.
Commenting on this on the Ghana Tonight show on TV3 Monday, June 20, Mr Dindiok Kpemka who is also a former lawmaker for Tempane said “This is a novel situation, we have not had this happen in our legal jurisprudence for us to be guided by whatever happened in the previous time. Remember that under Article 88, the prosecution is at the instance of the Attorney General.
“So it is only the Attorney General who, in this particular circumstance, could have exercised that discretion which is vested in him and which should be exercised in compliance with Article 296 (23)of the Constitution. He has the right to take any decision he feels is in the interest of the state.”