Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the legal representative of Frederick Kumi, popularly known as “Abu Trica,” has made an oral application to the High Court in Accra to order the Attorney-General to grant him access to his client. This comes after the court ordered the extradition of Kumi to the United States to face charges in an alleged […]
Counsel for former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has accused the Attorney General of prejudicing public opinion against his clients before their case was heard in court. Lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea argued that comments made by the Attorney General at the start of the case created the impression that the accused persons had already […]
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has given Justice Gertrude Torkornoo seven days to respond to the statement of defence filed by the Deputy Attorney-General in the matter in which the former Chief Justice is challenging both her suspension and removal from office. At the previous hearing, Justice Torkornoo was allowed to amend her statement of […]
Former Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae, says the Auditor-General must disclose consolidated recoveries from previous years’ financial irregularities. The governance expert warns that the public cannot continue to accept ballooning audit infractions without clear accountability. Reacting to the Auditor-General’s 2024 report revealing GH¢18.4 billion in financial irregularities, a sharp rise […]
Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has criticised the Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, for what he described as a tendency to “prosecute cases in the media” rather than through due judicial process. Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show on Monday, 16 June, Mr Mohammed expressed concern over the public disclosures made by […]
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has stated that political appointees who breach the Code of Conduct will not only be dismissed but may also face criminal prosecution if their actions warrant it. He made the comment in a side interview on Monday, May 5, 2025, shortly after President John Dramani Mahama […]
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has served notice he will appeal against the 2:1 majority Court of Appeal decision that quashed the controversial trial (Ambulance Trial) of the Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson, and businessman Richard Jakpa for allegedly causing financial loss to the State. Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard […]
The Attorney General’s Office has issued a directive to the Ghana Police Service to refrain from impounding and prohibiting the use of motor vehicles deemed to have violated minor road traffic regulations. The directive, signed by the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, dated February 9, 2024, was addressed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr […]
The Office of the Attorney-General has tabled before Cabinet a bill that seeks to reform the criminal justice system by overhauling the jury system and reducing interlocutory applications in the hearing of criminal cases. The bill, expected to receive Cabinet approval this month, also seeks to eliminate other aspects of the criminal justice system which […]
The police have initiated investigation for possible prosecution in a case in which a student of Adisadel College is seen bullying a fellow student in a viral video. The action of the police is on the advice of the Office of the Attorney-General after the issue became public. The police yesterday visited the school premises […]
Some 82 police officers have filed a suit against the Attorney General (1st defendant), the Ghana Police Service (2nd defendant), and the Inspector General of Police (3rd defendant). The plaintiffs contend that the Ghana Police Service failed to promote them after they finished their studies under the organization’s study leave with pay policy. In the […]
The police have forwarded the docket on two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of 21-year-old soldier, Private Imoro Sherrif, at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region to the Attorney-General’s (A-G) office for advice. Samuel Tetteh, 20, aka Wiper, unemployed, and Abubakar Sadick, 20, aka Birdman Naadu, a scrap dealer, have been charged with […]
