Show me a lawyer who hasn’t advised their client to take an excuse duty before - George Ayisi dares

The Communications Director for NADMO, George Ayisi, has challenged lawyers who claim they have never advised their clients to take excuse duties to avoid court appearances to show up.

In an interview with GhanaWeb, Ayisi responded to the recent controversy involving the Attorney General (AG), Godfred Dame, and the third accused in the Republic vs. Ato Forson, Anemana, and Jakpa case.

He dismissed claims that the AG encouraged Jakpa to lie against Ato Forson.

“In the audio, let somebody convince me that there was any part where the AG told Jakpa to lie against Ato Forson. The argument they make is that he spoke with the client in the absence of his counsel. Ask how many lawyers honestly haven’t advised their clients to take excuse duty from courts. He never said forge it, he said excuse duty,” Ayisi stated.

Ayisi criticized the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for politicizing the case, arguing that it should have been taken to the General Legal Council instead of used for propaganda.

“I think it was inappropriate for NDC to make it a political ball game because it’s a case. He established a prima facie case against Ato Forson, and the court compelled him to open his defence. Why would AG want the third respondent to be a hustle witness against the first accused Jakpa was calling for?

"NDC should have taken this to the General Legal Council so that they sit on the matter, but the NDC is interested in the politics of it. It is like a goldfish. I think its just propaganda," he added.



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