General News of Wednesday, 13 May 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comWhy Domelevo was not jailed for contempt – Osafo Maafo’s lawyer explainsDaniel Domelevo is Auditor GeneralLawyer for Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has revealed reasons for the judgement pronounced by the Financial and Economic High Court as regards the 1m Kroll case. A High Court ruling Tuesday, May 12, 2020, saw Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo charged with contempt of court over his failure to respond, within time, to an appeal by the Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo. The court, presided over by Justice Afia Serwaa Asare Botwe described as indefensible, reasons given by the A.G, ie. Explaining why Mr. Domelevo was not sentenced though found guilty of contempt, Yaw Oppong, lawyer for the Senior Minister said the rationale for the petition was for Mr. Osafo-Maafo’s name to be cleared and not for the A.G to be put in jail. That was very important and given that I think that is fair.” Lawyer Oppong said in an interview with Citi TV.

Source: GhanaWeb May 13, 2020 12:15 UTC