Woyome's assets: Supreme Court to rule on Amidu's intervention Nov 15
The Supreme Court will on Tuesday rule on whether or not Mr Martin Amidu, a former Attorney General and Minister of Justice should be granted leave to orally examine Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome on his assets in relation to the retrieval of the Ghc51million judgement debt.
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At the court’s sitting on Thursday, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mrs Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong argued that Mr Amidu’s application was unconstitutional.
This is because, the power to pursue any civil matter on behalf of the State is vested solely in the Attorney General and hence Mr Amidu can only exercise that power if a statute grants that power to the Attorney General to delegate that power as in the case of public prosecutors under the Criminal Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30).
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In his application at the Supreme Court, Mr Amidu is praying it to allow him to examine businessman Woyome, on his assets as part of efforts to retrieve the Ghc51million from him.
But the AG who was represented in court on Thursday by her deputy, Mr Dominic Ayine, in opposing the application said Mr Amidu was violating the constitution by coming to court to retrieve the money as it was only the AG’s office that was mandated by law to do so.
The AG also prayed the court to expunge certain parts of Mr Amidu’s affidavit alleging that President John Mahama ordered the AG to discontinue the suit.
He said the allusions in paragraphs 9 to 21 of Mr Amidu’s affidavit were scandalous statements made against the Attorney General.
The court gave the date to rule after Mr Ayine moved the application praying the court to do so.
Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome (left) with his lawyer Mr Ken Anku in court on Thursday.
Related: Amidu's application to examine Woyome
In another development, Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome in his affidavit in opposition to Mr Amidu's application has denied that he informed his political party the NDC, President John Mahama and the Attorney General that the AG's application to examine him should be discontinued or he will have no option but to appear in court and disclose the names of any beneficiaries.
He alleged that even though the then Attorney General [Betty Mould-Iddrisu] in a letter dated December 9, 2010 recommended to the Minister for Finance the payment of the outstanding amount of Ghc34million to him [Woyome], the money was paid in three tranches on January 27, 2011, Ghc 10 million, April 8, 2011, Ghc 10 million and September 12, 2011 Ghc 14 million at a time when Mr Martin Amidu was the Attorney General.
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