Godfred Yeboah Dame, the former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice has been dragged to the General Legal Council for unprofessional conduct.
Reports suggest the Attorney General has been dragged to the General Legal Council by a private citizen, Daniel Kwame Ofosu-Appiah regarding his claim unprofessionally in the Republic v. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson & Anor. Case.
The private citizen alleged that Godfred Dame violated the principles of the legal profession when he was allegedly caught on a leaked tape attempting to coerce Richard Jakpa, the 3rd accused in the case, to give evidence in a certain manner.
Parts of Daniel Kwame Ofosu-Appiah’s complaint reads, “This petition concerns a confirmed instance of professional misconduct by the former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, in the matter of The Republic v. Dr Cassiel Ato Forson & Anor. (Suit No. CR/0198/2022).
In that matter, a private audio recording capturing a conversation between Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame and the third accused, Mr Richard Jakpa, was admitted by the court as Exhibit 9 for A1”.
“The contents of this recording reveal Mr Dame attempting to influence the testimony of Mr Jakpa in a manner that interferes with the judicial process, compromises prosecutorial impartiality, and undermines the constitutional right to a fair trial under Article 19(2) of the 1992 Constitution.
The fact that this recording has been admitted into evidence by the trial court and Court of Appeal moves the matter from the realm of mere allegation into that of judicially recognised conduct, requiring urgent professional and ethical scrutiny,” the complaint stated.
The private citizen dragging Godfred Dame to the General Legal Council comes on the heels of the former AG calling on the good men of Ghana to stand up for what is right.
Speaking on JOY FM, Godfred Dame stated, “It is about time that good men in this country speak for what is righteous and what is right. If there is any Attorney-General who, right from his appointment, has stood up for the judiciary and spoken against attacks on it, it is myself.
It is not right and must be corrected. It is about time that proper things are stood for in this country. We cannot let people mislead the public and let it go uncorrected.”
