Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has taken aim at Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame.

His comments followed the Court of Appeal’s decision on Tuesday, July 30, which acquitted and discharged the defendants in a prominent case.

The ruling reversed a previous trial court directive requiring Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa to present their defense.

The two individuals had been accused of causing a €2.37 million financial loss to the state through an ambulance procurement deal with the Government of Ghana.

While Justice Alex Poku Acheampong dissented, Justices Kweku Tawiah Ackah-Boafo and Philip Bright Mensah ruled in favor of the accused.

In response to the ruling, Attorney-General Godfred Dame condemned the decision, calling it flawed and inconsistent with the substantial evidence provided by the prosecution. He argued that it undermines both public accountability and the rule of law.

In an interview with TV3 on Wednesday, July 31, Mr. Suhuyini suggested that the AG should refrain from further comments to avoid additional embarrassment.

He implied that Dame has compromised both his own integrity and the credibility of his office with his reaction to the court’s ruling.

“This case has not just been lost but his integrity has also been lost and if I were in his shoes, I would be speaking very little at this moment because he has not only disgraced him but he has disgraced the office of the Attorney General.”

“It was a case that shouldn’t have happened. It is a classical example of political persecution. Even before we heard what was contained in the leaked tape, most Ghanaians knew this was a witch hunt and a classical case of political persecution,” he said.