Samuel Harrison Cudjoe, the Programmes Officer at the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), has raised concerns over the suspension of high-profile corruption cases against government officials by the Attorney General.
In an interview on ABC in the Morning, Mr. Cudjoe emphasized that the issue is part of a larger, systematic problem that could be addressed if there is the political will to do so.
He also called for the establishment of a specialized anti-corruption court, highlighting that the current court system is being used to delay or frustrate the legal process.
His comment falls on the back of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, withdrawing an appeal initiated by his predecessor, Godfred Yeboah Dame, against a Court of Appeal ruling that acquitted and discharged Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa of charges related to causing financial loss to the state.
The Mahama administration has also officially dropped all criminal charges against the former National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, and Anthony Kwaku Boahen.
The Republic versus the former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Dr Ernest Thompson, John Hagan Mensah and Peter Hayibor, in a case involving alleged financial impropriety.
The Republic against the Former Cocobod CEO, Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni & businessman Seidu Agongo.
Dr. Opuni and Seidu Agongo were standing trial on 27 counts, including charges of defrauding by false pretences, willfully causing financial loss to the state, money laundering, and corruption by a public officer.
The case, which has been ongoing since 2018, revolved around the alleged procurement of substandard fertilisers for COCOBOD, resulting in financial losses to the state.
