Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has asked Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame to admit that he erred in his opinion on the former Environment Minister, Prof Frimpong Boateng’s report on illegal mining.
Speaking in an interview on Joy FM’s Top Story on Wednesday, October 11, Mr Kpebu reiterated that a thorough investigation was not done on the report.
He therefore urged the Attorney General to reserve his advice on the matter.
“Mr Dame shouldn’t take us for fools. No, we are all at the Bar, he is not superhuman, he should accept that he has made a mistake. He was busy and didn’t supervise or if it was intentional, too bad. He should just go back and do the right thing,” he said.
This comes after the Attorney General in his advice to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) concluded that Prof Frimpong Boateng's allegations in his report on illegal mining activities in the country are empty and do not have evidence to prosecute the persons named to have committed mining and other offences.
The Attorney-General has therefore asked the police to discharge persons mentioned in the report except those still under investigation.
But this decision was criticised by Mr Kpebu who described it as incomplete and a whitewash.
This, he explained is because the Attorney General’s report did not talk about investigations in the forest where the illegal mining took place, therefore they ought to move to the grounds to ascertain the facts.
In an interview on Joy FM’s Middaynews on Wednesday, Mr Yeboah Dame asked his critics to make use of the Right to Information (RTI) law if they want to know the processes involved with the investigation and updates on the matter.
Responding to the Attorney General's advice, Mr Kpebu called it a dereliction of duty, saying it amounted to “abrogating and reprobating.”
According to him, in every legal option, you list every detail involved in the investigation.
“Do not use freedom of information to tackle this thing. The AG’s opinion will not pass muster. He should just withdraw it and do a thorough investigation.”
Latest Stories
-
Fuel prices to ease from May 16, 2024 – IES
2 mins -
Man found dead in bush at Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai
6 mins -
8 critical ways to fix your broken marriage after your wife’s affair
13 mins -
Cedi to continue losing streak; depreciates by about 17% to dollar
15 mins -
Until we enforce our laws, we cannot solve the galamsey problem – Fred Dzanku
26 mins -
14 tiny habits that will kill you before you know it
28 mins -
Withdraw book assessment and approval role from NaCCA – Publishers Association to Parliament
36 mins -
KMA’s ‘missing’ GH¢3.6m: Bright Simons files RTI request demanding details
37 mins -
Living with lupus: Gloria Dennis shares her 20-year journey
43 mins -
4 tiny things to do every single day for your mental fitness
45 mins -
Uefa wants only captains to speak to refs at Euros
58 mins -
CalBank temporarily suspends GH¢600m capital raising
59 mins -
Nana Bonsu II calls for presidential intervention on illegal mining
1 hour -
T-bill yields to continue downward trend
1 hour -
Bond market: Market turnover tumbled by 60.22% week-on-week to GH¢307.23m
1 hour