The Ashanti Regional Police Command says it has commenced an operation to reopen investigations, and possibly re-arrest members of the pro New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group, Delta Force, who freed thirteen of their colleagues who were standing trial in open court. The eight suspects, who were standing trial for the offense, were set free … Read more
Public attention on Parliament is expected to hit the roof when 275 MPs meet to debate the planned law to establish the Office of the Special Prosecutor intended to fight corruption. Parliament is expected to reconvene Tuesday for the second meeting of the first session after rising for the Easter celebration. ‘The Special Prosecutor is … Read more
The controversial legal practitioner, Dr. Maurice Ampaw has described the Ghana Police as ‘irresponsible’ for failing to provide evidence for the Attorney-General’s Department leading to the quashing of a case in which 8-members of the pro-ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group, Delta Force, were standing trial for freeing their 13 colleagues from lawful custody. … Read more
A member of the Minority says the state cannot be fishing for evidence in the infamous Delta Force 8 scandal when a Circuit Court judge is a material witness. Rockson Dafiamekpor Member of Parliament for South Dayi and a lawyer said there can be no better evidence in court than the testimony of an eye … Read more
Former Attorney-General Martin Alamisi Amidu has condemned the minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) over its reaction to the release of the Delta Force 8 members by a Circuit Court in Kumasi. The Delta Force 8, who were accused of invading a court and freeing 13 of their colleagues who were standing trial, were released after … Read more
The Principal State Attorney Marie Louise-Simmons handling the case involving the discharge of eight members of Delta Force, took the decision to withdraw the charges due to pressure from government, Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho has revealed. According to him, the party’s sources in the judiciary picked information suggesting … Read more
Two senior legal brains have backed the Ashanti Regional branch of the Attorney General’s Department ( A-G’s)for the advice it gave on the case that led to the discharge of the eight members of the Delta Force in Kumasi. Mr Ace Anan Ankomah and Mr Martin Amidu contended that the AG’s Office did an excellent … Read more
The eight Delta Force members who were freed could be re-arrested if there is enough evidence to establish their guilty, a former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short has said. “If there is due evidence to link them with the offence, they can be re-arrested because they … Read more
The eight Delta Force members who were freed could be re-arrested if there is enough evidence to establish their guilty, a former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short has said. “If there is due evidence to link them with the offence, they can be re-arrested because they … Read more
I had a sweet dream: The special prosecutor retrieved over GHC20 billion The introduction of a Special Prosecutor is a way of tackling bribery and corruption cases head-on This is probably the most exciting dream I have ever had. So you could imagine my utter disappointment when I suddenly woke up and realised that it … Read more
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Martin Amidu has joined the debate on the dropping of charges against the Delta Force 8, arguing that the advice by the Senor State Attorney was “exceptional in the manner it states the facts of the case and the evidence as disclosed upon the perusal of the … Read more
Former Attorney-General Martin ABK Amidu, has praised the work of state attorneys who have been heavily criticised for recommending the discontinuation of the case against eight Delta Force members. In a statement released Friday, he called their three-page legal opinion ‘exceptional’ and ‘excellent’. The eight suspects who are members of NPP para-security group Delta Force … Read more
Former Attorney General Martin Amidu’s opinion on the Delta 8 case vis-à-vis the State Attorney’s advice to prosecutors to drop the matter for want of evidence remains just his opinion because he is not “wiser” than every lawyer in Ghana, former North Dayi MP, George Loh has said. Below is Mr Amidus’s full opinion on … Read more
Former Attorney General Martin A. B. K. Amidu has asserted that it would be unconstitutional to re-arrest the Delta Force 8, who were set free last Wednesday by a Kumasi Circuit Court for lack of evidence. “Re-arresting suspects who have contested their arrest and submitted themselves to the Republic to prove their guilt and against … Read more
The eight were being tried for storming the Kumasi Circuit courtroom to harass the judge and other court officials, and forcibly freed 13 other members of the group that has recently grabbed headlines. After weeks of preliminary proceedings, a senior State Attorney, Marie Louise-Simmons, who handled the case docket advised in a letter to the … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament is acting unconstitutionally in its complaints on the matter of the release of the eight members of pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) group, according to a former Attorney General, Martin Amidu has said. Mr. Amidu, in an article, described the Minority’s attitude as “political interference” in the duties … Read more
Martin Amidu has argued that the state prosecutor who dropped the charges against members of the eight members Delta Force needed no advice from the Attorney general. According to the former attorney general, the prosecutor, as part of his delegated responsibilities had the right to decide the cause of the case based on the docket … Read more
A former Attorney General, Martin Amidu is of the view the Ashanti Regional State Attorney did not err in her decision to drop charges against members of the pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) group, Delta Force, without consulting the Attorney General. Mr. Amidu, per his assesment of the case, described the State Attorney’s handling of the … Read more
A former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, is of the view the Ashanti Regional State Attorney did not err in her decision to drop charges against members of the pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) group, Delta Force, without consulting the Attorney General. Mr. Amidu, per his assessment of the case, described the State Attorney’s handling of the matter as … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is calling for stiff punishment for persons whose actions led to the release of eight members of vigilante group, Delta Force, who raided a Kumasi court. According to the PPP, the actions of such persons undermined the rule of law in Ghana hence must not go unpunished. “We demand that … Read more