The Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has decided not to pursue an appeal at the Supreme Court against the acquittal of the Finance Minister, Dr Ato Forson, by the Court of Appeal.
Dr Forson was previously standing trial at the Accra High Court on allegations of causing a financial loss of €2m in an ambulance purchase deal but was subsequently acquitted and discharged by the Court of Appeal on July 30, 2024, after his submission of no case was upheld by the second highest court of the land.
In a notice of abandonment of appeal filed at the Supreme Court on January 24, 2025, the Attorney-General indicated that his outfit had no intention of pursuing the matter.
“Please take notice that the Republic having previously served notice of appeal to appeal to the Court against the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal on the 30th day of July 2024, hereby gives you notice that the Republic does not intend further to prosecute the appeal, but that the Republic abandons all further proceedings with respect to this matter as from the date of this notice,” the A-G stated.
