Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has urged Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson not to take the ambulance trial prosecution personally.
This comes after Dr. Forson condemned his prosecution, calling it a calculated and unfounded attempt to silence his dissenting voice and intimidate him into submission.
Dr. Forson and businessman Richard Jakpa were accused of causing a financial loss of €2.37 million to the state in a deal to procure ambulances for Ghana between 2014 and 2016.
However, the Court of Appeal acquitted and discharged both individuals, overturning an earlier order that required them to open their defence. The Attorney General has indicated plans to appeal the decision.
Speaking in Parliament on Monday, January 6, Dr Forson labelled the charges against him as politically motivated and aimed at advancing partisan interests. He accused Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame of spearheading a campaign of “malicious prosecution” designed to tarnish his reputation and undermine his position as a leading opposition figure challenging corruption.
In response, Afenyo-Markin urged Dr. Forson to look beyond the trial and focus on moving forward, advising that it was important to let the past remain in the past.
“I would want to respond to my respected colleague Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson by saying that he should not take it personally. I know how it is, but everybody is given the opportunity to tell his story maybe you will realise that others might have gone through worse situations,” Afenyo-Markin stated.
He further pleaded with Dr Forson to let go of any grievances, assuring him that the government’s actions were not driven by a desire to imprison him at all costs.
“I will plead with you let bygones be bygones. So, it isn’t the case that this government was a bad government that they wanted you in jail at all costs so please let it slide,” he added.
