Attorney-General Dominic Ayine has officially moved to drop all charges against the former Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama.

Mr. Asiama had been facing trial in two separate cases linked to the collapse of UniBank and UT Bank.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa, submitted the notice of withdrawal to the trial court, signaling the end of proceedings against him.

“Please take note that at the next hearing of this suit, the Prosecutor, on the instructions of the Honorable Attorney-General, will withdraw all offences and/or charges against Johnson Asiama under sections 59(1), (2)(b)(ii), and (5) of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act (1960), Act 30.”

Since 2020, Asiama and several co-defendants had been prosecuted for fraudulent breach of trust, money laundering, conspiracy, and violations of the Bank of Ghana Act. However, the Attorney-General dropped Asiama’s case due to insufficient evidence.

Before the withdrawal of Mr. Asiama’s case, former COCOBOD CEO Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni and businessman Seidu Agongo were also acquitted and discharged of all criminal charges brought against them by the State.

For the past eight years, the duo had faced 27 charges in court, including allegedly defrauding the state by false pretenses, willfully causing financial loss to the state, and contravening public procurement laws, despite consistently denying the allegations.

However, counsel for Opuni and Agongo, Samuel Cudjoe and Benson Nutsukpui, confirmed to the court that they had been served with the withdrawal notice.

Additionally, the Attorney-General has also dropped criminal charges against former National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman Samuel Ofosu Ampofo and the party’s Communications Officer, Anthony Kwaku Boahen.

Meanwhile, former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, his son, and other executives still face money laundering charges, with only Asiama being cleared of all accusations.