Theres no justification for AG to recuse himself Kweku Paintsil [Video]

A private legal practitioner has disagreed with the High Court Judge Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe’s advice for the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame to recuse himself from the ambulance procurement case.

In an interview on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Thursday, June 6, Kweku Paintsil argued that there is no justification for the Attorney General to recuse himself.

He stated, “An advice is an advice; you can take it or leave it. I don’t personally, with due respect, see any justification for the Attorney General to recuse himself from the case.”

The lawyer’s comment comes after a sitting High Court Judge on Thursday advised the Attorney General to recuse himself from the ambulance procurement case involving Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa, citing allegations of professional and prosecutorial misconduct.

But Mr Paintsil explained that the specific allegation made against the AG was dismissed by the judge.

“I am not too …