Court of Appeal Acquits Ato Forson in Ambulance Case; AG Vows to Appeal

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Court of Appeal Acquits Ato Forson in Ambulance Case; AG Vows to Appeal

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size"><strong>In a significant legal development&comma; the Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged Minority Leader Dr&period; Cassiel Ato Forson and businessman Richard Jakpa in the high-profile ambulance procurement case&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The ruling&comma; which overturns a previous conviction&comma; has sent ripples through Ghana&&num;8217&semi;s political and legal circles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame swiftly expressed his disagreement with the court&&num;8217&semi;s decision&comma; announcing his intention to appeal the verdict to a higher court&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;occupygh&period;com&sol;file&sol;occupygh&sol;2024&sol;07&sol;Ato-Forson&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Ato Forson acquitted" class&equals;"wp-image-206151"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This move has ignited a heated debate among political figures and commentators&comma; with opinions sharply divided on the merits of the case and the Attorney-General&&num;8217&semi;s response<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;">&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu weighed in on the matter&comma; cautioning the Attorney General against pursuing an appeal&comma; suggesting it could lead to embarrassment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; Sammy Gyamfi&comma; a prominent political figure&comma; voiced his confidence that any attempt to overturn the acquittal would be unsuccessful&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

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