President John Dramani Mahama has firmly assured the public that no one will be allowed to interfere with ongoing criminal investigations led by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice.
This assurance comes in response to recent concerns raised by Fiifi Kwetey, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who alleged at the5th NDC Lawyers Conference last week that some party elders are trying to obstruct investigations aimed at prosecuting corrupt officials from the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Addressing the issue during a press briefing, President Mahama acknowledged that while attempts to interfere may occur, such efforts will ultimately fail.
He said “I can assure you that there’s no way anybody can interfere.”
He emphasized his commitment to ensuring that justice is served without impediment.
“I cannot be in people’s mind to stop them from attempting to interfere, but I am responsible for making sure that that interference comes to naught,” Mahama said.
“I closely monitor, I hold regular meetings with the Attorney General, he briefs me on the status of investigations, and so I’m confident that the cases will go ahead based on their merits, and that nobody will have the opportunity to interfere.”
The president also dismissed any attempts to influence the proceedings through lobbying or bribery as futile.
He was clear “If anybody goes lobbying people or paying people to interfere, they probably are just throwing away their resources. All cases will be investigated and come to their logical end. If people are exonerated in the courts, I mean, that’s what justice is all about.”
He stressed that all investigations will be thoroughly conducted and cases will conclude logically whether resulting in prosecution or exoneration.
“We will do our part, and we’re being painstaking in preparing the dockets, and that’s why people are complaining that it’s a bit slow.
“But you don’t want to hurriedly take a docket to courts and have it thrown out on technicality, and that’s why you need to make sure that by the time a docket is prepared and prosecution starts, you have a watertight case that will ensure that you get a conviction. And so that’s the process that we’re going through,” Mahama explained.
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