The Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Miss Gloria Akuffo, has stated that the government would ensure fair trial and justice for all former government officials and individuals involved in various cases of financial malpractices pending before the Fast Track High Courts.
She explained that the inability of the courts to dispose off cases as quickly as expected by many Ghanaians was to ensure that fair opportunities were given to the accused persons to defend themselves beyond any reasonable doubt.
Miss Akuffo stated this when she inaugurated the Central Market branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) women's wing in Kumasi on Sunday. She noted that hasty and unfair trials over the past two decades had denied justice to many Ghanaians who were now aggrieved and were seeking avenues for redress.
Miss Akuffo said the government believed in the rule of law and would ensure that it is entrenched in society. She reiterated that the establishment of the Reconciliation Commission was to ensure that victims of human rights abuses were adequately compensated and made to reconcile with the offenders.
The Ashanti regional women's organiser of the NPP, Mrs Georgina Osei-Tutu, warned against the formation of illegal splinter groups in the party and urged all those wishing to form groups and branches to consult the regional secretariat of the party for advice. She commended the women for coming together and urged them to work extra hard to win more souls for the party.
The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the party, Mr Sam Cudjoe, advised Ghanaians to exercise restraint to enable the government put the economy on a sound footing. A nine-member executive chaired by Madam Afua Mprengo was sworn into office.
