Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli, has criticised the Attorney-General’s decision to discontinue the criminal trial of former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffour and seven others.

Speaking with Citi FM and monitored by GhanaWeb on July 22, 2025, Tampuli described the decision as ‘alarming and deeply troubling,’ warning that it could undermine public trust in Ghana’s judicial system and set a dangerous precedent of politicising accountability.

The criticism follows an announcement by Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, that the state had filed a nolle prosequi to formally withdraw the high-profile case.

The accused, including Dr Duffour, were standing trial over their alleged roles in the collapse of uniBank during the 2018 financial sector clean-up.

Justifying the move, the Attorney-General’s Department cited a 60% recovery of funds and assets from the accused, arguing that further prosecution no longer served the public interest.

However, Tampuli, who is also the New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Gushegu, said the decision risks trivialising financial crimes involving public institutions.

“We find this very worrying indeed, especially coming from the background where we had Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL). What we are seeing today appears to be something akin to ‘Operation Clear All Loot,” he indicated.

He warned that allowing political changes to dictate prosecutorial decisions compromises the rule of law and the independence of the Attorney-General’s Office.

“It is very worrying that a government comes into power, and one of the major things the AG does is to clear every former appointee who has committed one wrong or the other and has been undergoing prosecution. The AG is not just the AG; he is the Minister of Justice. On this occasion, we are seeing something close to a minister of injustice in the work that the AG is doing,” Tampuli stated.

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