Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has challenged his successor, Dr Dominic Ayine, to provide evidence of a memo allegedly recommending the withdrawal of charges against Bank of Ghana Governor, Johnson Asiama.
Mr Dame insists that no such document exists and maintains that the decision to drop the charges was based on falsehoods.
On Wednesday, February 12, Dr Ayine defended his decision to discontinue the prosecution against Dr Asiama, citing a case review that exposed significant weaknesses in the evidence.
He claimed his reassessment uncovered an internal memo from the prosecution division of the Attorney General’s office, advising Dame to drop the charges due to concerns over the case’s strength.
Speaking to journalists, Dr. Ayine emphasised the memo’s role in shaping his decision.
“My review of some of the cases revealed fatal flaws in the prosecution’s case. In two of the ongoing banking trials, I decided to withdraw the charges against Mr. Johnson Asiama because, during my review, my attention was drawn to an internal memo prepared by the prosecutions division of our department for the attention of the former AG, Hon. Godfred Yeboah Dame, which recommended that the charges against him be dropped. This is very significant,” he stated.
However, at a press conference on Friday, 14 February 2025, Mr Dame refuted the existence of such a memo and called on Dr. Ayine to present it.
“Let me state for the record, that, to the best of my knowledge, no such memorandum exists. I do not recall receiving any such memo from the Prosecutions Division. I challenge Dr. Ayine to produce such a memo for the examination of the public as he has touted same to the public at a press conference as the basis for his impugned actions.”
