€2.37 Ambulance Purchase Case: Lawyer Minta Larbi Backs Ato Forson To Write To Chief Justice To Seek For Televised Trial
Speaking in an interview with Accra FM, Mr Larbi believes that the decision of Dr Forson's lawyers to push for a live broadcast of proceedings in the ongoing Ambulance trial is in the right direction.
Freeman Koryekpor 
CHAIRMAN of the Eastern Regional Legal Team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Lawyer Isaac Minta Larbi, has backed the the Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson for taking a bold decision through lawyers to write to the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Torkornoo, requesting a live broadcast of proceedings in the ongoing Ambulance purchase trial.
Speaking in an interview with Accra FM, Mr Larbi believes that the decision of Dr Forson's lawyers to push for a live broadcast of proceedings in the ongoing Ambulance trial is in the right direction.
According to him, it would help to enhance fair trial in the upcoming court proceedings in the case since this case has generated both local and international interest.
Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the primary defendant in the ongoing ambulance trial, has instructed his legal team to petition the Chief Justice to televise the remainder of the proceedings.
This request was detailed in a letter from his lawyers, Aziz Bamba and Associates, to the Chief Justice on Thursday, May 30.
Dr. Ato Forson explained that the request is prompted by recent allegations of misconduct against Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame.
Last week, the third accused, Richard Jakpa, claimed that the Attorney-General had encouraged him to provide false testimony against Dr Ato Forson in the ongoing trial.
In support of Jakpa’s allegations, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) released a 16 minute recording purportedly capturing a conversation between the Attorney General and Richard Jakpa.
The recording allegedly disclosed Dame coaching Richard Jakpa on what statements to make in court to incriminate Dr Ato Forson.
At a press conference on May 28, NDC’s National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah asserted that the tape exposed a coaching session aimed at manipulating Jakpa’s testimony.
In light of these developments, Dr Ato Forson argues that broadcasting the trial live would ensure transparency and uphold the principles of open justice, allowing citizens to form informed opinions and hold participants accountable.
“In the wake of the recent exposé concerning the alleged misconduct of the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, I have instructed my lawyers to petition the Chief Justice for the live broadcast of all subsequent proceedings in the Ambulance Trial. This request is motivated by a deep commitment to transparency and open justice, principles that are fundamental to a fair and impartial legal system.”
“The allegations against the Attorney-General are deeply concerning. If true, they represent a serious breach of public trust and a threat to the integrity of our judicial system. It is imperative that these allegations be thoroughly investigated and that the public be given the opportunity to witness the proceedings firsthand,” Ato Forson posted on social media.
