The Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has announced that he will not pursue an appeal at the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Finance Minister Dr. Ato Forson by the Court of Appeal.
Dr. Forson had been standing trial at the Accra High Court on charges of causing a financial loss of €2 million in an ambulance purchase deal.
However, he was acquitted and discharged by the Court of Appeal on July 30, 2024, after the court upheld his submission of no case.
In a notice of abandonment of appeal filed at the Supreme Court on January 24, 2025, the Attorney-General confirmed that his office had no intention of continuing with the appeal.
“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.
