Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has revealed that the government is working on reforms to address challenges with the country's current juror system.

He made this known when he attributed the delays in the trial of Major Maxwell Mahama, who was killed by an enraged mob in Denkyira Obuase, Central Region, while carrying out his official duties as a detachment commander on May 29, 2017, to a faulty juror system.

Despite the life sentence handed out to 12 of the accused by the jury, the Attorney General acknowledged avoidable delays that prolonged the trial for over six years.

The Attorney General shared that a significant reform being initiated involves either abolishing or modifying the jury system to prevent such delays in the future.

He conveyed this information during a visit by the family of the late Major Mahama to the Attorney General's Department to express appreciation for the ruling. The reforms are aimed at improving the efficiency and expediency of the justice system in similar cases.

“The length of time that we took has also resulted in the further amendment of the criminal procedure laws of the country and just two months ago, I was compelled to place before cabinet a bill to reform the criminal justice system of the country to ensure that all the delays that occur in the course of criminal justice delivery will be eliminated and so we are seeking to reform the jury system.

“It is because of the jury system that the trial lasted this long. If you have observed, two years ago, we filed charges of treason against certain citizens of the country, and even though that charge is more serious, it took two years to clear because it did not have the involvement of a jury.”

Mother of the late Major Mahama, Veronica Bamford, expressed gratitude, noting that despite her son having a gun during the attack, he did not shoot anybody in the process.

Veronica Bamford has issued a stern warning, declaring that any future government granting parole to those convicted of her son's murder would bear the responsibility for his blood.