The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli, has criticised the Attorney-General’s decision to discontinue the prosecution of former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffour and seven others, describing it as part of an emerging pattern of selective justice.

The Attorney-General on Tuesday, July 22, officially dropped charges against Dr. Duffour and his co-accused, who were on trial over alleged financial misconduct tied to the 2018 financial sector clean-up.

In a statement, the A-G’s office explained that the decision followed the recovery of 60% of the losses linked to the case, which met the benchmark set for reconsidering prosecutions.

Speaking in reaction to this in an interview on Citi Eyewitness  News on Tuesday, July 22, Tampuli expressed deep concern about what he called a shift from accountability to impunity.

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

Tampuli criticised the government for allegedly using the prosecutorial process to shield former appointees from accountability.

“It is very worrying that a government has come into power and one of the major things that the AG does is to clear every former appointee who has committed one wrong or the other and have been undergoing prosecution,” he added.

Tampuli further questioned the broader implications for justice and rule of law stating that “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.”