Marrietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, a former Attorney General (AG), has criticised the handling of Gyakye Quayson’s trial, calling it unjust.
“Pursuing the case with alacrity and vigour with which he [Godfred Dame] seems to be proceeding now, I don’t think it is fair, and I don’t think that it is in the interest of Assin North and I don’t think it is in the interest of the nation for us to continue on that trajectory,” she stated.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Citi FM in Accra on Tuesday, the former AG stated that Mr. Quayson’s re-election as MP for Assin North was sufficient grounds for the AG to enter a nolle prosequi to end the trial because the people had demonstrated that Gyakye Quayson was the one they wanted to represent them in Parliament.
“Despite the Supreme Court annulling his election and being expunged from Parliament, he has been re-elected by the people of Assin North, and they have re-emphasised that this is the person we want to represent us in Parliament.”
“Regarding all these circumstances and the fact that the people have chosen to re-elect him in the spirit of unity and fairness and justice I think that the AG ought to enter a nolle prosequi,” she stated.
As a result, she stated that she agreed with the former AG, Ayikoi Otoo, and the Dormaahene’s requests for the AG to submit a nolle prosequi to halt the MP’s prosecution.
“I totally agree with my learned senior Ayikoi Otoo and I know that the call was also made earlier by the Dormaahene. I agree with them that this is the time that regarding the circumstances, the AG ought to enter a nolle prosequi,” she stated.
Meanwhile, the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has voiced worry over statements made by persons in high positions that may have an influence on James Gyakye Quayson’s current criminal prosecution.
Dame is particularly concerned by attempts to overturn the high court judge’s decision to hear the perjury case against the MP-elect on a daily basis.
He emphasised that such statements might have an impact on the case’s fair adjudication.
He further stated that any remarks that undermine the administration of justice are harmful and should not be accepted.
