The Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Mrs Betty-Mould Iddrisu, on Tuesday said her office was not aware of the diversion of more than 500 bags of cocoa beans meant for export. She was answering an urgent question in Parliament on a case in which 600 sealed bags of cocoa beans being exported were diverted in the Western Region to a village called Asabidie in the Ofoase/Ayirebi constituency. Mr David Oppong-Kusi, Member of Parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi, put the question about three weeks ago but the Majority argued that the matter was before court and that the House could not make comments on it. The Minority side was of the view that even if the matter was before court, the minister must appear before the House to prove the veracity or other wise of the case. Mrs Iddrisu said though there was no record on the case, the police might have investigated it. She explained that the police could investigate matters in the name of the Ministry of Justice and prosecute them without referring it to the Attorney General for advice. "Some times the police prosecute cases directly," adding the service had a dual function to investigate cases and directly prosecute them. In some cases she noted that cases were referred to the Attorney General's office for it to initiate prosecutions or other wise. Asked whether she would pursue the case, she said she would liaise with the Ministry of Interior to do so. Source: GNA