Dr Dominic Ayine the Attorney General has tackled the minority leader of parliament Alexander Afenyo Markin after he levelled some accusations at operatives who searched the former Bank of Ghana Governor’s home.
According to the Attorney General, Afenyo Markin must not abuse his parliamentary immunity by defaming public officials conducting their legally sanctioned public business.
Afenyo Markin in a press conference accused the operatives led by Richard Jakpa of stealing.
Speaking to the press, Afenyo Markin called on President Mahama to leave a legacy by putting an end to the National Security raids.
He further revealed that the minority are tired of the intimidation, the attacks, and the hypocrisy.
Afenyo Markin stated, “President John Dramani Mahama, please leave a legacy. Let it be said that even if there were excesses in the exercise of executive power when you had the opportunity, you changed it for good. Own that legacy in your name. We are tired of the intimidation, the attacks, and the hypocrisy”.
“At the end of their raid, they found nothing. Unfortunately, some GH₵10,000 that was on the governor’s bed was missing. Some of these hungry foot soldiers, parading as National Security operatives, took the opportunity to steal. The governor’s wife’s earrings and necklaces were also not found, in other words, they stole them,” he alleged.
Afenyo Markin added, “We are a nation of laws. Even legitimate investigations must be done in accordance with the law. We are not against accountability, but we are against human rights abuses, lawless conduct, and security excesses. These acts belong to the past and have no place in our democracy”.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Dr Ayine revealed, “We have a recording of Dr Addison and what he said about the search. If the Hon. Afenyo-Markin is daring, we will make that recording available. He should desist from maligning law enforcement officers and myself for the work that we are doing,”
“Afenyo-Markin should not abuse his parliamentary immunity by labelling or defaming public officials who are carrying out legally sanctioned public business”, he added.
He further highlighted his role as the leader at the bar, Dr Ayine and assured the public of his commitment to acting ethically.
Dominic Ayine added, “I am the leader of the bar, and I will act in the best interests of the ethics of the profession. Everyone at the bar knows me for that, so I won’t do anything unethical”.
“I have advised both EOCO and National Security about staying within the bounds of the law when conducting investigations”, Dr Ayine affirmed.
The AG further insisted that there was no raid on the house of the former Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Ernest Addison.
According to the Attorney General, a warrant was obtained and there was nothing illegal or unconstitutional about what they did.
He further revealed that if the media wants to see the warrant he could make it possible.
Dr Ayine revealed, “There are limits to what you can do by saying that your house should not be searched. So we obtained warrants, and if the media wants, I can make those warrants available.
There was no raid on his house, and there was nothing illegal or unconstitutional about what we did … It was a constitutionally sanctioned search,” he asserted.
