The excitement with which the Attorney General and Justice Minister Dr. Dominic Ayine presents former political office holders suspected of financial breaches as guilty persons under the glare of the media is worrying.
Doing so before the appearance of such persons before courts of competent jurisdiction compels us to conclude that he is under the influence of propaganda intoxication.
As an outstanding legal luminary in the country this is the only factor influencing his inappropriate conduct under the circumstances.
The latest TV show by the legal celebrity paraded his latest catch, the former CEO of the Buffer Stock Company.
By the time the sole actor stepped off the stage he had accomplished his task of tarnishing the image of the suspect even before his court appearance.
What he did not do at the end of the show was sentence the man to jail. As a man who should know better allowing political optics to take hold of a holder of this important portfolio is for us inappropriate and not inuring to the interest of democracy and rule of law.
It was unsurprising that the last political episode on television triggered motley of discourses among observing Ghanaians.
The conclusion among many was whether the Attorney General would accept the verdict of a court at the end of a trial if the suspect is acquitted and discharged. It was also asked whether the judge who is going to adjudicate in the matter when it is brought before him would be able to administer justice without the influence of the Attorney General’s television show.
Holders of this important office of Attorney General and Minister of Justice should be able to do their work with minimal politicization.
It is all about the cacophony about the so-called ORAL recovering so much ‘stolen money’ for the state kitty.
It is indeed a political project cooked within the confines of a room to denigrate identifiable politicians associated with the previous regime.
We must make it clear that we detest public office thievery. Those who are found guilty of doing so using established judicial system should be dealt accordingly. Not so however when suspects are paraded on state television with their exposed wardrobes.
If we may ask: why did the Attorney General upon assumption of office enter a submission of nolle qui for NDC former public office holders who were standing trial for various breaches? What is good for the goose is not good for the gander.
Daniel Yaw Domelevo the auditor has given an insight into the ORAL project. According to him it is garbage in garbage out affair. When a crocodile appears on the river bank with a story about the details of the underwater who are we not to concur?
Many might have been penciled for the ORAL onslaught but should the evidence available be garbage the ORAL project will turn out to be much ado about nothing significant…a storm in the teacup.
