Attorney General and Minister of Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame claims he has received death threats in connection with some cases that his office decides to prosecute.
Several of those who have threatened to kill him, according to the Minister, have also attempted to influence his job through bribes.
He made the accusation during an interview with Joy News.
“We get such representations all the time, such offers of inducements, and even threats on our life – I can show you many on my phone. It is not just on galamsey [illegal mining] or financial offences, and even murder. I am the kind that has the tendency not to rely on security, but on certain occasions, I have had to have a review of my security. We get such threats and offers all the time,” Mr Dame said.
“We resist them because some of us have to act in accordance to the mandate given us under the law and the constitution of Ghana,” he told Kojo Yankson, host of the show.
The Minister also told the station that he has managed to protect the interest of the state by effectively defending judgment debt cases, implementing reforms, and also prosecuting crime effectively.
“I would want to be an Attorney General who inspired the staff and the staff attorneys to conduct matters ably in court both locally and abroad, and I think that is what is most important.”
“I would want an office of Attorney General whose capacity has been effectively built and well harnessed to defend the interest of the state in all matters both home and abroad. People should see the office of AG as the best department in the country. We ought to be an institution which is a star example of success and excellence in the republic,” Mr Dame added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana