The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame was at a town hall meeting with some Ghanaian residents in the United Kingdom (UK) where he addressed some issues in relation to the allegation that he has misconducted himself in relation to the ambulance trial involving the current Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and businessman Richard Jakpa.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) had demanded the resignation or dismissal of Godfred Dame, for allegedly flouting regulations in the legal practice.
According to the NDC, the Attorney-General had violated Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2423 - Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette) Rules, 2020, and Section 315 of the Criminal Offences Act and for that purpose, the leading opposition political party wanted the Attorney General to be prosecuted for the alleged violations.
The National Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, for instance at a press conference in Accra warned that if the president does not take action, the next NDC administration will.
But when those allegations were presented at the High Court in Accra where the related ambulance case is on trial, the court said the appropriate forum for the issue was the General Legal Council.
The High Court judge overseeing the case had advised that the Attorney General should consider recusing himself after expressing concerns about Dame's interaction with Jakpa, the third accused, outside the courtroom.
The judge noted that Dame had discussed case details with Jakpa and encouraged him to submit a medical excuse to facilitate an adjournment.
However, the judge clarified that this encounter did not constitute sufficient grounds to halt the prosecutions. Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe advised Dame to step away from the direct prosecution to uphold the judiciary's integrity.
But in response, Mr Dame emphasised that the judge's recommendation was merely advisory and not an official order. .
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