Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ongoing ambulance trial, has filed a court application seeking to have the charges against him dismissed or to have the proceedings against him stayed.
The application was submitted on Thursday, May 30, by his lawyer Thaddeus Sory of Messrs @ Law Counsel.
In the application, Jakpa argues that the charges and proceedings initiated by Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame constitute an abuse of court processes and violate the obligations outlined in the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
He contends that the Attorney-General is misusing his constitutional powers by prosecuting him without justification.
Mr Jakpa also claims that in private conversations, the Attorney-General admitted that there is no case against him.
This assertion further supports Mr Jakpa's argument that the prosecution is unwarranted and constitutes an abuse of power.
"The Attorney-General at whose instance the Third Accused/ Applicant is being prosecuted in the instant suit has brought the charges and instituted the proceedings in abuse of the process of the court and contrary to his constitutional obligations under articles 23 and 296 of the 1992 Constitution."
Last week, Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the case, claimed that the Attorney-General had encouraged him to provide false testimony against Dr. Ato Forson during the trial.
To support Mr Jakpa's allegations, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) released a 16-minute phone recording purportedly capturing a conversation between Attorney-General Godfred Dame and Mr Jakpa.
The recording allegedly reveals Dame coaching Jakpa on what statements to make in court to incriminate Dr Ato Forson.
At a press conference on May 28, NDC Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia asserted that the tape exposed a coaching session intended to manipulate Mr Jakpa's testimony.
Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman/Peacefmonline.com
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Your recording has no defense set off your as stated in plead bargain letter
Childish talk Japka!! A neighbour of my was advised by a prosecutor to admit guilty of the charges been preferred against him before a judge and that landed him in 3 years imprisonment.
Jakpa, your own country gave you a job to supply Ambulances and a cost with your huge margins . You did not put in a penny as the whole deal was financed by a bank via LCs. You decided to pay back your country with ADAKATO ambulances. And you are telling us you have recorded AG so you have a case? How does this recordings erase your dubious character? And why do you need public sympathy? Does that count in court?
Jakpa!!! pls go and face your case in court. but I advise you to not use your secret recording as part of your evidence because you can head to jail for that. This public opinion fight and all that won't help you. You and your cousin ambushed the innocent and unsuspecting victim into your house and did this to him. evil minds will never rest.
it is an offense to record a conversation in the USA without letting the other party know that the conversation is being recorded. stop those village things in Ghana.