General News of Thursday, 9 January 2020Source: 3news.comAdu Ampomah hot as AG's attempt to defend him in perjury case failsDr. Yaw Adu-AmpomahAn application by the Attorney General to defend Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah in a quasi-criminal case in the ongoing COCOBOD trial has been rejected by the court. The state had wanted to defend Dr. Adu-Ampomah in a case of perjury but the Accra High Court ruled that since perjury is a quasi-criminal matter, the AG’s action contradicts the constitution. Dr. Adu-Ampomah who is the third prosecution witness, was cited for perjury by Samuel Cudjoe, counsel for Dr. Stephen Opuni. The motion for the perjury was supposed to have been moved on Thursday January 9, 2020 in which Dr. Adu-Ampomah was to justify why he should not be imprisoned for committing perjury. Mr. Cudjoe therefore argued that since perjury is a quasi-criminal case the Attorney General cannot represent anyone in such trial.

Source: GhanaWeb January 09, 2020 15:22 UTC