“My enemies and detractors have been put to shame, I have been vindicated” – Jakpa

Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the Ambulance trial, says he is unaffected by attempts to challenge the Court of Appeal’s ruling that acquitted and discharged him and Minority Leader Dr. Cassel Ato Forson, as well as Attorney General and Minister of Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame.

The Attorney General has said that he would file an appeal with the Supreme Court.

Richard Jakpa told reporters in Accra that he is not concerned by the A-G’s threat and that he is willing to face Godfred Yeboah Dame in any court of his discretion.

“I’m more than prepared, I’m always ready, if the Attorney-General wants to go the Supreme Court to appeal against the ruling, I will meet him there. Even if he doesn’t win and he wants to go for a review, I will meet him there. Wherever he wants to go, I will meet him there, I don’t have an issue at all.

“I’m ready for this government, all that I can say is that my enemies and detractors have been put to shame, I have been vindicated,” Richard Jakpa stated.

Richard Jakpa, a disturbed businessman and the third defendant in the €2.37 million ambulance case, thinks Ghana still has judges that uphold integrity and morality in the course of their work.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, following his and former Deputy Finance Minister Dr. Ato Forson’s acquittal and discharge from the Court of Appeal, Mr. Jakpa said that some judges uphold their integrity in the face of outside pressure.

“What I will tell Ghanaians is that we still have judges of integrity in our legal system. We still have them, even though this government has managed to capture the judicial system. We still have other judges who maintain their integrity. So there is still hope for Ghana.”

Judge Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe’s decision to provide the accused the opportunity to present their case on March 30, 2023, was deemed incorrect by a three-member Court of Appeal panel, which rendered the result by a majority vote of 2-1.

The sitting judge, Justice Poku Acheampong, denied their plea, but Justices Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo and Philip Bright Mensah approved it, dismissing and discharging them.

Source: Ghanatodayonline.com