The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Ms Gloria Afua Akuffo, has said a total of 21 people and a limited liability company, are currently facing trial in corruption and corruption-related cases in Ghana.
Speaking at the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) annual general conference in Takoradi on Monday, Ms Akuffo said the cases involve a total of about US$139 million and Gh¢67.3 million respectively.
She said the statistics will go up when more cases involving the banking sector are presented to the court when the courts resume from the current vacation.
"We must urge and support the Judiciary to continue to assert its autonomy from both the Executive and Parliament and to dispense justice in accordance with the law without fear or favour," she said.
The Attorney General noted that it was imperative for greater political will to enforce conformity with existing laws and that Ghana was blessed with "ardent civil society activism on upholding the rule of law."
The theme for this year's GBA annual general conference is "Enhancing National Security through the Rule of Law; Prospects and Challenges."
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Source: Daily Graphic
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This is for the NDC guys who were yelling! if you said we were corrupt take us to court. When the day of reckoning comes I will expect you stop that your "bogus" solidarity and go and besiege the court premises and make that your u.$.e.l.e.$.$ noise. And for those of you who were mentioning PPA, Cash for seat, Bost etc. I don't think you are abreast with what goes or is going on in the country. Have you guys forgotten that all these were given to the Trusted investigative who were doing same under NDC government to investigate and they came out to clear them? I quite remember that of Cash for seat issue a bi-partisan committee was set up to investigate and they came out with any wrong doing? Please! if you don't know don't comment on it
Oh i forgot the Bissue Galamsey fraud please forgive me
Boss add NLA, CASH FOR SEAT, AUSTRALIA VISA FRAUD, AMERI, BOST 1, BOST 2, GHANA MARITIME, KENBOND, KELNIGVG, NORWAY EMBASSY COST BLOAT etc. Aeiii I am sure if not foe courtesy the lawyers qould have giving him a dose of the corruption under his watch
Add BOST, PDS, PPA, NYA etc to the list, and the amount will go higher
Nana addo and his appointees take Ghanaians for ***barred word***. You guys think we voted for you to come and line up civil servants in the era of previous government and one or two politicians and come and tell us you are fighting corruption when for almost three years there have been countless corruption issues all over the place and all involved has been cleared? We voted for you so that you will prosecute both corrupt appointees of your government and corrupt previous appointees. Thank God we know what we want and we know azaaar persons when we see one.
Spirit of mammon