Attorney-General (AG) Godfred Yeboah Dame, through his legal counsel, has filed documents at the High Court opposing an application made by Richard Jakpa, an accused person in a high-profile financial crimes trial.

Earlier this week, Jakpa, who is involved in the Ambulance Case, requested the court to dismiss the charges against him or stay proceedings.

He accused the Attorney-General of unethical conduct, including attempts to coerce him into implicating Cassiel Ato Forson, the first accused in the trial.

In his May 31, 2024, filings, A-G Dame thoroughly addressed Jakpa's allegations, including claims of meetings held without Jakpa's legal representation, as required by law.

Paragraph 13 of the document, titled "Affidavit in Opposition to Motion for an Order Striking Out the Charges and Terminating the Proceedings or Alternatively Staying the Proceedings Against the Third Accused/Applicant," discussed the involvement of a Supreme Court Justice in the meetings between Dame and Jakpa.

Paragraph 14 described the May 23, 2024, incident where Jakpa publicly accused the Attorney-General of witness tampering as part of a broader manipulation of facts and untruths underlying his application.

"That in specific response to paragraphs 13, 14, 15 and 16 of the affidavit in support, the Respondent says that the applicant again deliberately puts a spin on the facts surrounding the so called meeting with the Attorney-General.

The Applicant knows, as has already been indicated by his counsel to the trial judge in chambers, that, it was his cousin, Yonny Kulendi JSC, who invited the Attorney-General to the distinguished Justice of the Supreme Court's residence, an invitation the Attorney-General honoured out of respect, only for the Applicant to show up," paragraph 15 read.

The following paragraph clarified: "That the respondent says that the Attorney-General has never met the Applicant anywhere outside the courtroom, except in Kulendi JSC's residence."

The Attorney-General's stance aligns with that of his spokesperson, Wilberforce Mensah, and a report by the pro-government Asaase Radio.

The report stated that the A-G had been "ambushed" by Jakpa while he (Dame) was at the home of Justice Yonny Kulendi.

The A-G wants the application by Jakpa dismissed by the court describing it as "a desperate smokescreen set up” to “abort his legitimate prosecution for the role he played in causing colossal financial loss to the State.”