A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team, Victor Kojogah Adawudu, has defended Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine’s decision in his high-profile case withdrawals, stating that anyone opposed to the case withdrawals has the legal right to challenge them in court.
“I think that he has taken a decision, the law backs him, the law supports him, and if somebody does not understand that, they can test the law. If the AG is wrong, he will be told,” Kojogah Adawudu said in an interview on Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda on Friday, February 14.
The controversy surrounding the Attorney General’s decision to withdraw high-profile cases continues to deepen, with legal and political figures weighing in on the matter.
However, former Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah in a rebuttal on the matter noted that since Dr. Ayine chose to publicly justify his decision, it has provoked scrutiny into that action.
“He [Dr Dominic Ayine] could have just entered the nolle prosequi (NP) and filed a withdrawal without an explanation. I can’t remember the last time an AG gave reasons for a nolle prosequi or even a withdrawal. So, it is something that he has decided to do. Mind you, if you decide to reason for the discontinuation, we also have the right to question the reasons for the basis of the entry of the nolle prosequi.
“If the learned AG had not given a reason and says, I have withdrawn it, we will sit somewhere because we know that is his right and nobody can question him. But since he decided to come out with reason, the other party on the other side also has the right to question the basis of his nolle prosequi and the discontinuation that he filed,” he stated.
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, accused his successor, Dr. Dominic Ayine, of deliberately working to exonerate National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials and associates by discontinuing high-profile criminal cases against them.
Dame’s claims follow a series of decisions by Dr. Ayine to drop charges against several NDC members, raising concerns about the government’s deliberate strategy to clear its officials of wrongdoing.
The ongoing debate highlights the legal and political complexities of the Attorney General’s decision, drawing sharp criticism from the opposition NPP.
