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Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has cautioned politicians, particularly Members of Parliament (MPs) from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), against politicizing judicial decisions.
He stressed that the executive branch cannot interfere with the judiciary’s work and that its rulings, whether favorable or unfavorable, must be respected.
Afenyo-Markin’s remarks came in response to comments by Haruna Iddrisu, MP for Tamale South, who criticized Attorney General and Minister for Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame for his handling of the ambulance trial case against Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.
The Majority Leader expressed satisfaction with the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge Dr. Ato Forson in the ambulance case.
On Tuesday, July 30, the Court of Appeal acquitted and discharged former Deputy Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and businessman Richard Jakpa in a case of alleged financial loss to the state.
In a 2-1 majority decision, the court ruled that the trial judge, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, erred in her decision to call on the accused to open their defense on March 30, 2023. Justices Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo and Philip Bright Mensah granted the appeal, acquitting and discharging the accused, while Presiding Judge Justice Poku Acheampong dissented.
Source:Omanghana.com
