The Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has, through his lawyers, petitioned the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Torkornoo, requesting a live broadcast of proceedings in the ongoing ambulance trial.
The Minority Leader says his request is in the interest of transparency and accountability in order to advance the course of justice for all parties in the trial.
The former Deputy Finance Minister is standing trial together with two others for allegedly causing a €2.37 million financial loss to the state.
Dr. Forson, who is also the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ajumako Enyan Essiam, is standing trial with Sylvester Anemana, a former Chief Director of the Ministry of Health, and Richard Jakpa, a businessman, for allegedly causing a financial loss of €2.37 million to the state in a deal to purchase 200 ambulances for Ghana between 2014 and 2016.
The lawmaker and the other two accused persons pleaded not guilty to five counts of wilfully causing financial loss to the state, abetment to wilfully cause financial loss to the state, contravention of the Public Procurement Act, and intentionally misapplying public property.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
