Breaking news: Ato Forson acquitted and discharged in ambulance case
Breaking news: Ato Forson acquitted and discharged in ambulance case. Ato Forson was accused of causing financial loss to the state.
The Court of Appeal has just acquitted and discharged Hon. Ato Forson.
The Court of Appeal has set aside the order for Dr. Ato Forson to open his defense by the trial Court in the ongoing ambulance case.
In short, Hon. Ato Forson’s submission of no case has been upheld.
The National Communication Office of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi disclosed in a brief statement that the Minority Leader was innocent all along.
“Shame on crooked Godfred Dame, the NPP and their cheap media surrogates.
Enemies are not God,” Sammy Gyamfi stated.
He continued: “The day of accountability for the real criminals is soon coming. December 7 is not far.”
Dr Ato Forson on Monday, June 3 filed a supplementary affidavit in support of the motion on notice for an order of mistrial, injunction and/or stay of proceedings in the ongoing ambulance case against him and two others.
Lawyers for the Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam legislator cited a leaked tape between the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, and the third accused, Richard Jakpa, in which the former allegedly attempted to coach the third accused to implicate Dr Ato Forson in the ongoing trial, for the application.
Ato Forson’s legal team in the affidavit, argues that the Attorney-General misconducted himself and called for the prosecution to be declared a mistrial.
“It has become necessary to file this affidavit in order to bring to the attention of the Court and in the interest of justice, certain pertinent, material and relevant matters that have a bearing on the fair and just determination of the current application.
“That I say that I have since filing the instant application had the opportunity of listening to a recording widely circulating in the media depicting the voices of the Attorney-General and A3 fervently discussing the evidence the Attorney-General will prefer the said A3 to adduce at the trial. At the hearing of the instant application, my counsel will seek leave of the court to have the said audio recording played in open court.”
The Minority Leader further argued that failure to order a mistrial in such circumstances, where there appears to be a blatant disregard for the rule of law and ethical standards of prosecution by none other than the Attorney-General, could severely undermine public confidence in the judicial process.
The Minority Leader subsequently filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal which has been has been upheld by the Court in a 2:1 majority decision.
Businessman Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the Ambulance trial has also been freed by the court.