Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ongoing ambulance trial, has filed a court application seeking to have the charges against him dismissed or, alternatively, to have the proceedings against him stayed. Apexnewsgh reports
The application, submitted by his lawyer Thaddeus Sory on Thursday, May 30, argues that the charges and proceedings initiated by Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame constitute an abuse of court processes and violate the obligations set forth in the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
Jakpa contends that the Attorney-General is misusing his constitutional powers by prosecuting him without justification, and claims that in private conversations, the Attorney-General admitted that there is no case against him. This assertion further supports Jakpa’s argument that the prosecution is unwarranted and constitutes an abuse of power.
The application states, “The Attorney-General at whose instance the Third Accused/ Applicant is being prosecuted in the instant suit has brought the charges and instituted the proceedings in abuse of the process of the court and contrary to his constitutional obligations under articles 23 and 296 of the 1992 Constitution.”
This development comes after Jakpa claimed last week that the Attorney-General had encouraged him to provide false testimony against Dr. Ato Forson during the trial.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) released a 16-minute phone recording purportedly capturing a conversation between Attorney-General Godfred Dame and Jakpa, which allegedly reveals Dame coaching Jakpa on what statements to make in court to incriminate Dr. Ato Forson.
NDC Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia asserted at a press conference on May 28 that the tape exposed a coaching session intended to manipulate Jakpa’s testimony. The outcome of this application will be a significant development in the ongoing trial.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com
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