Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah says there would be a need for a daily hearing in the ongoing ambulance trial to expedite the process.
This comes barely 24 hours after the first accused person, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, petitioned the Chief Justice, requesting a live broadcast of the matter.
Responding to this, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah said the A-G’s were not opposed to the request but would want the live broadcast to be complemented with a daily hearing for an expedited trial.
“In fact, the AG had indicated at a different forum that when it comes to public interest matters or matters where the public has that kind of interest, it will be in the interest of justice that such proceedings are broadcast live on television and radio, so we don’t have any objection to the request but as I said, the Chief Justice has the final say.
“Not only the broadcast, we are also looking at day-to-day hearing so that we can get to the end of this matter as soon as possible. The broadcast, if possible, may have to go with day-to-day hearing so that we can get to the end of this matter.”
Background
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
