The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah-Dame, has denied shielding any government functionary found culpable in the Ministerial Committee report against Illegal Mining.
In his view, he cannot advise for the prosecution of individuals when there is a lack of evidence.
The Attorney General stated that he is committed to upholding the rule of law and prosecuting all criminals, regardless of their political affiliation.
Mr. Dame’s response follows a news conference by the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) accusing the State Attorney of protecting persons allegedly cited by the report from prosecution.
The NDC urged Ghanaians to reject a recent legal opinion offered by Mr. Dame, on the report authored by Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, former Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee against Illegal Mining (IMCIM).
At a press conference addressed by the National Communications Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi, the NDC alleged that the Attorney-General’s advice referring to portions of the report as lacking evidence is nothing but a cover-up and an attempt to whitewash the damning report.
The opposition party went further to describe his legal advice as “a poor attempt to cover-up”.
However, Mr. Yeboah-Dame in a statement has denied these accusations.
See full statement below
A-G Godfred Dame’s Press Statement – reaction to NDC on galamsey
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