{"id":320156,"date":"2017-05-17T18:28:50","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T18:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=320156"},"modified":"2017-05-17T18:28:50","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T18:28:50","slug":"prosecutor-didnt-consult-ag-before-dropping-delta-force-charges-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/prosecutor-didnt-consult-ag-before-dropping-delta-force-charges-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney didn\u2019t consult AG before dropping Delta Force charges – Gov’t"},"content":{"rendered":"
The government has denied that it sanctioned a decision to drop charges against some members of pro-NPP vigilante group, Delta Force<\/strong><\/span><\/a> who were standing trial for storming a magistrate court to free their members<\/strong><\/a><\/span> in lawful custody.<\/p>\n The Ministry of Information in a statement copied to citifmonline.com<\/strong> said that the Principal State Attorney in the case did not consult the Attorney General before dropping the charges against the accused.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”0cgUMBd1A6UcnGnoZ8srgLzWg8qdMIiA”]According to the ministry, it has launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to the prosecutor declaring that the AG did not have sufficient evidence against the accused persons.<\/p>\n It said the action by the State Attorney may amount to \u201ca breach of internal procedures on matters of this nature.\u201d<\/p>\n