A former Attorney General, Ayikoi Otoo has dismissed criticisms against the Judge who presided over the GHC51 million judgment debt case against businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome.
[contextly_sidebar id=”ZbDK6wtmIZbY7MRQIlYciQaDLX8z7sC7″]The judge, Justice Ajet-Nasam acquitted and discharged Mr. Woyome on Thursday, as according to him, the prosecution failed to provide enough evidence to prosecute the case.
He indicted the prosecution saying they did a very poor job on the case, questioning why key witnesses like former Attorney General Betty Mould Iddrisu and others were not brought in as witnesses.
The ruling has however drawn massive criticism from many Ghanaians.
However speaking on Eyewitness News, the former Attorney General said he was not scandalised by the ruling since the judge’s decision was based on evidence available to him.
“If a judge has said I am not satisfied that a prosecution has proved a case beyond reasonable doubt I don’t see why I should be scandalised when indeed I have not seen evidence”
Otoo pointed out that he will go along with the ruling until “there is evidence that the Judge did not draw the proper inferences that he ought to have drawn from the evidence that was given.”
He further charged the various institutions involved in the case to weigh the evidence they have and take their decisions appropriately.
Allow AG
Meanwhile, Ayikoi Otoo has emphasized the need for the Attorney General to be allowed to appeal Woyome’s ruling.
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice Marietta Brew-Appiah Oppong told graphiconline.com that “We disagree completely with the judgment of the court.”
“We are applying for a copy of the judgement, study it carefully and appeal accordingly,” Mrs Appiah-Opong added.
Giving his perspective on the AG’s decision, Ayikoi Otoo said “If the AG intends to file the appeal let her do it. Let her try her hands and let’s wait for the result of that.”
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By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.coom/Ghana
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