{"id":78817,"date":"2024-07-31T17:56:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T17:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/full-text-court-of-appeal-ruling-on-rep-v-ato-forson-and-another"},"modified":"2024-07-31T18:20:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:20:11","slug":"full-text-court-of-appeal-ruling-on-rep-v-ato-forson-and-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/full-text-court-of-appeal-ruling-on-rep-v-ato-forson-and-another","title":{"rendered":"Full Text: Court of Appeal Ruling on Rep v Ato Forson and Another"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged the accused persons Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa in the ambulance trial.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Court delivered the ruling on Tuesday, July 30.<\/p>\n

Read the full ruling here<\/p>\n

The High Court was due to sit on Tuesday July 30 but on that same day, a Court of Appeal upheld an appeal on the Financial and Economic Court\u2019s decision by Minority Leader and former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson.<\/p>\n

The High Court in March 2023 ordered Dr Cassiel Ato Forson to open his defence after the Attorney General\u2019s office established prima facie against the former deputy finance minister in the 2.37 million Euro ambulance case.<\/p>\n

Two others, Sylvester Anemana, a former Chief of Director, Ministry of Health, and Richard Jakpa, a businessman, who were standing trial with Dr Forson were also directed to open defence.<\/p>\n

Dr. Forson and the two have been variously charged with willfully causing financial loss to the state to the tune of 2.37 million Euros in the purchase of ambulances, which could not be used for their intended performance.<\/p>\n

Lawyers of Dr Ato Forson filed a submission of no case after the prosecution closed its case but in its ruling on March 30, 2023, presiding judge, Justice Afia Serwah Asare Botwe indicated that the accused persons should open their defence.<\/p>\n

The Court of Appeal in its decision on July 30 indicated that the High Court\u2019s decision should be set aside since \u201cthe prosecution failed to establish sufficient evidence. The trial judge erred in calling on A1 Dr Cassiel Ato Forson to open his defence. No positively proven facts. Evidence based on Impermissible speculations. There is no link between the evidence heard and what happened for the third accused to be called to open defence.\u201d<\/p>\n

The panel of three justices also acquitted and discharged the accused persons in the case.<\/p>\n

The court also noted in its decision that: \u201cIf there is any financial loss, that was based on the Health Ministry\u2019s recklessness and be blamed on the Ministry of Health. If they worked in the interest of the state the whole ambulance would have been dealt with. Both appellants have made a case for them to be acquitted and discharged.\u201d<\/p>\n

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