The Attorney–General’s Department (A-G) has refuted assertions by a former Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, that a criminal case against him is politically motivated.
On December 23, last year, the A-G filed criminal charges against Dr Forson, who is the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Essian, and the Ranking Member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, for allegedly causing financial loss of €2.37 million to the state in a deal to purchase some 200 ambulances for the country between 2014 and 2016.
Reacting to the charges at a press conference on December 24, 2021, Dr Forson said they were a “frivolous and politically motivated attempt” to silence him from performing his legislative role in scrutinizing the 2022 Budget.
But in a press statement on January 5, 2021, the A-G said Dr Forson linking the prosecution against him to the 2022 budget in Parliament was “absurd and misleading”.
The statement was signed by a Deputy A-G, Ms Diana Asonaba Dapaah, on behalf of the A-G and Minister of Justice, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame.