Why should one man go to jail while others walk free?”: Godfred Dame Joins Calls for Release of Ato Essien
“Why should one man go to jail while others walk free?”: Godfred Dame Joins Calls for Release of Ato Essien
Godfred Yeboah Dame, Former Attorney-General, has joined the bandwagon as he calls for the release of the embattled CEO of Capital Bank, William Ato Essien.
As part of criticism of the current Attorney-General's office and the 'halting prosecutions' in the UniBank case, Dame emphasized that Essien's continued incarceration was unjust.
In a statement shared on Facebook, the former AG stated that stopping the prosecution of larger financial infractions meant Essien's continued imprisonment was unjustified.
Calls for Essien's release have been loud, and John Apea, the Head of Missions at the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council and has been at the forefront of calls
President John Mahama has also been petitioned on the matter. “In account of the resetting of prosecution we are witnessing, there is no justification for Ato Essien to be in jail. Free Ato Essien now!”
Dame wrote, “Why should one man go to jail while others walk free under vague promises of future repayments?”
This comes after the current Attorney General dropped the charges in the case involving former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor and seven others, who were facing charges related to the collapse of uniBank on July 22
In a statement shared on Facebook, the former AG stated that stopping the prosecution of larger financial infractions meant Essien's continued imprisonment was unjustified.
Calls for Essien's release have been loud, and John Apea, the Head of Missions at the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council and has been at the forefront of calls
This comes after the current Attorney General dropped the charges in the case involving former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor and seven others, who were facing charges related to the collapse of uniBank on July 22
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