Former Special Prosecutor, Martin A. B. K. Amidu, has raised pertinent issues which seems to infer that he is not the author of the purported petition for the dismissal of his successor, Kissi Agyebeng.
He stated in his latest epistle dated 26 May, 2024 that “… I am not familiar with the signature of the Chief Justice. Secondly, the document attributed to the Chief Justice has no reference number as required by public records administration to avoid forgery of official documents. Thirdly, as a former student of the Tamale Commercial Institute, the first commercial institute in Northern Ghana, I cannot fathom a Chief Justice writing and signing a document in which she will refer to herself as “the Honourable Chief Justice”.
Fourthly, he continued, “I do not think that the Chief Justice would have written and signed the document attributed to her and have it published in the media or leaked to the media. Fifth, the alleged document was addressed to only Kissi Agyebeng, the Special Prosecutor, whose media house, Joy FM, broke the supposed news at 6:00 am on 17 May 2024 when the Chief Justice’s document was dated the previous day, 16 May 2024.”
The Citizen Vigilante stated that he could not fathom that the Chief Justice if she is the author of the document attributed to her gave the addressee a fiat to source the document to Joy FM.
“Seventh, Joy FM and the NDC have refused or failed to publish the letter from the Presidency to the Chief Justice or the alleged petition for purposes of authentication to enable a reasoned response from me as the Joy FM’s accused in its trial in the court of public opinion. Finally, it is impossible for me to have written a petition under my signature and referred to Kissi Agyebeng as “Honourable Kissi Agyebeng” as alleged in the document attributed to the Chief Justice,” he added.
Martin Amidu is therefore daring Kissi Agyebeng, Joy FM, and the NDC to make available to the public whatever petition they claim they have in their possession for which they are trying and traumatizing me in the court of public opinion to enable me to authenticate whether the signature on the petition is mine and then react to their accusations.
The former Attorney General under the late Professor John Evan Atta Mills’ presidency stressed that, “Let the heavens fall, I will continue to defend the 1992 Constitution against all greedy bastards abusing the rights of citizens under the guise of law enforcement. I will also continue to fight against corruption and the trial of citizens in the court of public opinion for the profit of media houses and their collaborating entrepreneurial nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) parading as anti-corruption crusaders even when I am in a minority of one Ghanaian.”
He also expects the Chief Justice, “if she really wrote the document making the rounds and did not publish or authorize its publication in the media, to react to the authenticity of the letter or the memorandum and its contents to put the public mind at rest or take such steps as will restore the integrity of the Judicial Service as not being part of my trauma resulting from my trial by Kissi Agyebeng, Joy FM, and the NDC in the court of public opinion.”
Recall that a fortnight ago, Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo reportedly requested Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng to provide his comments on the matters raised in a petition seeking his impeachment.
The petition for former Special Prosecutor, Martin ABK Amidu, reportedly submitted by President Akufo-Addo in accordance with Article 146 of the Constitution, prompted the Chief Justice to assess whether there is prima facie evidence to warrant the establishment of a committee to investigate the allegations against Mr Agyebeng.
In a letter dated Thursday, May 16, Chief Justice Torkornoo emphasised the importance of Agyebeng’s input in addressing the issues outlined in the petition.
According to the CJ, this step was crucial in determining the appropriate course of action to be taken regarding the impeachment process.
Per the directive, the Chief Justice underscored the judiciary’s commitment to upholding due process and fairness in handling the matters.
“This is to forward to you a copy of the petition dated 30th April 2024 sent to the Office of the President which was forwarded to the Office of the Honourable Lady Chief Justice on 6 May 2024.
“Kindly provide your comments to the matters raised to enable the Honourable Chief Justice to determine if a prima facie case has been made out,” portions of the letter said.
Martin Amidu’s petition, dated April 30, 2024, is grounded in Section 15 of the Special Prosecutor’s Act, 2017, Act 959, which centres on alleged procurement violations. Allegations in the petition include breaches related to the acquisition of vehicles for the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
Stay tuned.
