The Attorney General (A-G) Office has filed ‘nolle prosequi’ to discontinue the prosecution of Sylvester Anemana, a former Chief Director of the Ministry of Health.
The application was brought before the Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Afia Serwaa Asare-Botwe.
Justice Afia Serwaa Asare-Botwe is a Court of Appeal judge with an additional responsibility of the High Court.
The application, dated March 11, 2024 and signed by Mrs Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), was heard by the court yesterday.
Dr. Anemana was being tried together with Cassiel Ato Forson, Minority Leader in Parliament and former deputy minister for Finance, and Richard Jakpa, a businessman.
They were charged for their various roles in the supply and purchase of 200 ambulances that were not suit for purpose and cost the country €2.37 million.
At the previous court sitting, Dr. Anemana who was to join proceedings from India where he was receiving treatment could not.
When the court established a video link to enable Dr. Anemana to join the proceedings virtually, his wife rather appeared and told the court the accused was at the theatre undergoing a medical process, hence could not join.
Justice Asare-Botwe indicated that the warrant allows Dr. Anemana to join the proceedings and not necessarily to testify but to be present, hence the court could take a new witness if he is able to join the proceedings via Zoom.
Owiredu Dankwah, counsel for Dr Anemana was ordered to prepare his next witness but informed the court that it was likely the A-G will enter nolle prosequi to discontinue the case of his client.
With the second accused (A2) Dr Anemana out, Mr. Jakpa has been ordered by the court to open his defence, giving that Dr Forson, A1, had already closed his case by calling witnesses including Seth Emmanuel Terkper, a former minister of Financial.
