Attorney General appeals acquittal of Ato Forson in Ambulance case

The Office of the Attorney General has filed an appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision that acquitted and discharged the Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa in the ambulance case.

In the Notice of Appeal filed on August 8, 2024, the office cited as grounds of appeal that the majority decision misdirected itself in the application of the rule on the standard of proof required in determining whether a case has been made for the accused to answer.

The notice of the appeal further states that the findings by the majority decision that the letters of credit did not constitute a payment under the contract is contrary to evidence in the case and untenable.

The appeal also states that the finding of the majority decision stating that the Ministry of Health caused the financial loss is laced with fundamental errors and occasioned a substantial miscarriage of justice

Other grounds of appeal include the prosecution’s view that the majority decision failed to appreciate and correctly apply the essential ingredients of the offences with which the accused were charged.

The prosecution is asking the Supreme Court to thus set aside the acquittal and discharge and order the accused to continue with their defence.

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