Section 179A of Chapter 4 of the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29), which defines "causing financial loss" as a "special offence" punishable by a maximum jail term of 10 years, is one statute that Ghanaian politicians, especially those in government, fear.
Three prominent members of...
Businessman Richard Jakpa, who calls Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame his "sworn enemy," has disclosed the reasons behind his deep-seated resentment.
In the ambulance procurement trial, Jakpa, the third defendant, described a secret meeting he had with the Attorney-General with the goal of getting out of...
On Thursday, June 13, during his cross-examination in the ongoing ambulance case, Richard Jakpa described his typical business procedures when dealing with the Ghanaian government.
As per Mr. Jakpa's statement, correspondence to the office of the deputy Minister of Finance usually come from Secretaries of...
Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame has been urged by private attorney Martin Kpebu to retract his declaration that he will continue to lead the prosecution in the ambulance procurement trial.
Judge Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, who is presiding over the ambulance trial, recommended...
The Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame will face off with lawyers for Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa who are standing trial for causing financial loss to the state in processes leading up to the procurement of some ambulances.
The AG has filed an...
