Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has officially withdrawn an appeal filed by his predecessor, Godfred Yeboah Dame, challenging a Court of Appeal ruling that acquitted Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa of charges related to financial loss to the state.

In a Notice of Abandonment of Appeal dated January 23, 2025, Dr. Ayine indicated that the state would no longer pursue the case.

“Please take notice that the Republic, having previously served notice of appeal against the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal on July 30, 2024, hereby gives notice that it does not intend to prosecute the appeal further and abandons all proceedings related to this matter from the date of this notice," he stated.

On July 30, 2024, the Court of Appeal ruled in favor of an appeal filed by Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the former Deputy Minister of Finance and then Minority Leader, challenging an earlier decision by the Financial and Economic Court.

The appeal stemmed from a March 2023 ruling by the High Court, which had ordered Dr. Forson to present his defense after the Attorney General’s office established a prima facie case against him in the €2.37 million ambulance procurement case.

Also facing trial were Seth Anemana, a former Chief Director at the Ministry of Health, and businessman Richard Jakpa. The court had directed all three to open their defenses against allegations of willfully causing financial loss to the state over the procurement of ambulances that were deemed unfit for use.