Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has disclosed the full details of the plea bargain requests submitted by Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ambulance purchase case.
Richard Jakpa previously claimed in court that the Attorney General had repeatedly approached him, seeking his assistance to implicate the first accused, Dr. Ato Forson. Dr. Forson, a former Deputy Finance Minister and current Minority Leader who is facing charges for his alleged involvement in procuring faulty ambulances for Ghana.
In response, the Attorney General refuted Jakpa’s claims, asserting that it was actually Jakpa who had initiated several requests for a plea bargain to have the charges dropped. According to Dame, these requests have not been accepted by his office.
“It is rather the third accused who, by various letters dated 27th April 2023, 16th May 2023, 30th May 2023, and 12th June 2023, has proposed to the Republic through the Attorney-General to engage in plea bargaining or plea negotiations. This plea bargaining proposal has, to date, not been accepted by the Attorney-General.
“Even though the law on plea bargaining passed by Parliament permits a prosecutor to negotiate with an accused person after a plea proposal has been made, the Attorney-General has not engaged the third accused person to give false testimony in the matter.”
Attached are the aforementioned letters for reference:
click here to read Plea Bargaining letter dated 30th May 20231
click here to read Plea Bargaining letter dated May 24 2023
Click here to read Plea Bargaining letter dated 12th June 2023
