Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Lawyer Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has defended the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, over his decision to discontinue the criminal case against Dr. Kwabena Duffour and seven others.
Speaking in an interview, Lawyer Kwaku Ansah stated that the Attorney-General acted within the law and should not be criticized.
“He has not erred at all. He is using the law to ensure justice for all parties, and I think he rather needs to be encouraged,” lawyer Ansa-Asare said.
According to him, the decision to halt the prosecution was based on proper legal processes, particularly under Ghana’s plea bargain law, which he described as a legitimate tool in the administration of justice.
“I didn’t like how the trial of Dr. Duffour was going in the first place. If the new Attorney-General has come in and decided to do things differently using the law, then that is the right thing to do,” he added.
Lawyer Ansa-Asare stressed the need for transparency in such decisions but maintained that the Attorney-General’s actions appeared to have followed due process.
“So far, what the AG is doing shows that he is correcting some of the wrongs from the previous administration. We need to take politics out of our legal system and allow the law to work,” he stressed.
